Universal Logistics (ULH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULH) is a transportation and logistics company headquartered in Warren, Michigan. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides customized supply chain and freight services to manufacturers, retailers, and other commercial customers.

Universal’s services include contract carriage, dedicated transportation, truckload and brokerage operations, intermodal transportation, and final-mile delivery. The company also provides value-added logistics services, such as material handling, warehousing, sequencing, assembly, and other support for manufacturing and distribution operations.

The company serves customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with a significant focus on the automotive and industrial sectors. Universal Logistics Holdings traces its origins to 1981 and has expanded its operations through organic growth and acquisitions. Tim Phillips serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.51 to $18.41
• 50-Day Range: $13.38 to $20.07
• 52-Week Range: $11.73 to $25.80
• Volume: 72,437 shs
• Average Volume: 38,096 shs
• Market Capitalization: $466.75 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.37%
• Price Target: $15.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Universal Logistics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Universal Logistics scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 489th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Universal Logistics has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Universal Logistics has a consensus price target of $15.00, representing about 15.3% downside from its current price of $17.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Universal Logistics has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 130.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Universal Logistics are expected to grow by 130.00% in the coming year, from $0.50 to $1.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Universal Logistics is -9.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Universal Logistics is -9.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Universal Logistics has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.80% of the float of Universal Logistics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Universal Logistics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.83.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Universal Logistics has recently increased by 11.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Universal Logistics pays a meaningful dividend of 2.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Universal Logistics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Universal Logistics will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.52% next year. This indicates that Universal Logistics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.09

News Sentiment

Universal Logistics has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Universal Logistics this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ULH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Universal Logistics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

73.50% of the stock of Universal Logistics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

25.50% of the stock of Universal Logistics is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ULH
• CIK: 1308208
• Web: www.universallogistics.com
• Phone: (586) 920-0100
• Fax: 586-920-0258
• Employees: 10,525
• Year Founded: 1981

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Universal Logistics: $15.00
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -15.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.84)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.40
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$99.87 million
• Net Margins: -3.16%
• Pretax Margin: -5.84%
• Return on Equity: 1.99%
• Return on Assets: 0.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.30
• Cash Flow: $5.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.20
• Book Value: $20.52 per share
• Price / Book: 0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,370,000
• Free Float: 6,988,000
• Market Cap: $466.75 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.75