Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG) Competitors

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) and Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Is CVLG or DKL a better dividend stock?

Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 148.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Covenant Logistics Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Delek Logistics Partners has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer CVLG or DKL?

In the previous week, Delek Logistics Partners had 10 more articles in the media than Covenant Logistics Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners and 6 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group. Covenant Logistics Group's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Delek Logistics Partners' score of 0.51 indicating that Covenant Logistics Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Covenant Logistics Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Delek Logistics Partners	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CVLG or DKL?

Covenant Logistics Group currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.25%. Delek Logistics Partners has a consensus target price of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.95%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CVLG or DKL?

83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CVLG or DKL?

Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVLG or DKL more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 15.88% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.18%. Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity of 11.49% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Covenant Logistics Group	3.18%	11.49%	5.05%
Delek Logistics Partners	15.88%	-1,782.51%	7.43%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CVLG or DKL?

Delek Logistics Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Covenant Logistics Group. Delek Logistics Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Covenant Logistics Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.13B	0.56	$35.92M	$1.31	18.22
Delek Logistics Partners	$940.64M	2.49	$142.68M	$2.99	14.66

Summary

Covenant Logistics Group beats Delek Logistics Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.