ATHENS: Diana Shipping inc. shares had a trading volume of 1,094K by the end of trading on Friday. Overall, volume was up 136.99% over the stocks normal daily volume.
Stifel Financial Corp augmented its holdings by buying 476,967 shares an increase of 16.6% as of 06/30/2017. Stifel Financial Corp owns 3,348,238 shares with a value of $13,569,000. The value of the position overall is up by 2.3%. As of quarter end State Street Corp had acquired 10,694 shares growing its stake by 15.4%. The value of the total investment in Diana Shipping inc. went from $321,000 to $324,000 a change of 0.9% for the reporting period.
Jpmorgan Chase & Co bolstered its stake by buying 800 shares an increase of 800.0% in the quarter. Jpmorgan Chase & Co currently owns 900 shares valued at $4,000. The total value of its holdings increased inf%. As of the end of the quarter Bank Of America Corp /de/ had sold a total of 1,950 shares trimming its holdings by 72.2%. The value of the company’s investment in Diana Shipping inc. decreased from $12,000 to $3,000 decreasing 75.0% since the last quarter.
The company is up by 9.82 percent from yesterday’s close. It is trading at $4.25 just a bit higher than the 50 day moving average of $3.99 and slightly over the 200 day moving average of $4.09. The 50 day moving average was up $0.26 and the 200 day average went up by +3.79%.
In the latest earnings report the EPS was $-1.86 and is projected to be $-0.97 for the current year with 96,691,000 shares currently outstanding. Next quarter’s EPS is forecasted to be $-0.18 and the next full year EPS is anticipated to be $-0.39.
Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services. The company transports a range of dry bulk cargoes, including iron ore, coal, and grains, as well as steel products, cement, and fertilizers through its ownership of dry bulk vessels worldwide. It operates a fleet of 48 dry bulk vessels comprising 23 Panamax, 4 Kamsarmax, 3 Post-Panamax, 14 Capesize, and 4 Newcastlemax vessels. The company was formerly known as Diana Shipping Investments Corp. and changed its name to Diana Shipping Inc. in February 2005. Diana Shipping Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Athens, Greece.
