NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) --

Diana Shipping

(NYSE:

DSX

) is trading at unusually high volume Tuesday with 1.8 million shares changing hands. It is currently at four times its average daily volume and trading up 60 cents (+6.3%) at $10.12 as of 12:45 p.m. ET.

Diana Shipping has a market cap of $690.3 million and is part of the

services

sector and

transportation

industry. Shares are up 27.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services. It transports dry bulk cargoes that include commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials along worldwide shipping routes. The company has a P/E ratio of six, above the average transportation industry P/E ratio of 5.6 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates Diana Shipping as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, weak operating cash flow and disappointing return on equity. You can view the full

Diana Shipping Ratings Report

.

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