Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG) Competitors

Covenant Logistics Group (NASDAQ:CVLG) and P.A.M. Transportation Services (NASDAQ:PTSI) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer CVLG or PTSI?

In the previous week, P.A.M. Transportation Services had 2 more articles in the media than Covenant Logistics Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for P.A.M. Transportation Services and 9 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group. Covenant Logistics Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat P.A.M. Transportation Services' score of 0.19 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
P.A.M. Transportation Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CVLG or PTSI?

Covenant Logistics Group has higher revenue and earnings than P.A.M. Transportation Services. Covenant Logistics Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than P.A.M. Transportation Services, 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	0.65	$55.23M	$3.12	17.96
P.A.M. Transportation Services	$810.81M	0.59	$18.42M	$0.61	36.26

Is CVLG or PTSI more profitable?

Covenant Logistics Group has a net margin of 3.76% compared to P.A.M. Transportation Services' net margin of 0.17%. Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity of 13.93% beat P.A.M. Transportation Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Covenant Logistics Group	3.76%	13.93%	6.02%
P.A.M. Transportation Services	0.17%	0.39%	0.17%

Which has more risk & volatility, CVLG or PTSI?

Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, P.A.M. Transportation Services has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of P.A.M. Transportation Services shares are held by institutional investors. 36.5% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.6% of P.A.M. Transportation Services shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVLG or PTSI?

P.A.M. Transportation Services received 167 more outperform votes than Covenant Logistics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.47% of users gave P.A.M. Transportation Services an outperform vote while only 40.54% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Covenant Logistics Group	Outperform Votes 15 40.54%	Underperform Votes 22 59.46%
P.A.M. Transportation Services	Outperform Votes 182 60.47%	Underperform Votes 119 39.53%

Do analysts recommend CVLG or PTSI?

Covenant Logistics Group currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.91%. P.A.M. Transportation Services has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.15%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than P.A.M. Transportation Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
P.A.M. Transportation Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Covenant Logistics Group beats P.A.M. Transportation Services on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.