StealthGas (GASS) Competitors

StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) and Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, GASS or ULH?

StealthGas has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GASS or ULH?

In the previous week, Universal Logistics had 1 more articles in the media than StealthGas. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Universal Logistics and 0 mentions for StealthGas. StealthGas' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Universal Logistics' score of 0.20 indicating that StealthGas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
StealthGas	Positive
Universal Logistics	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GASS or ULH?

66.3% of StealthGas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of StealthGas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.6% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GASS or ULH?

Universal Logistics has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.08%. Given Universal Logistics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Logistics is more favorable than StealthGas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StealthGas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GASS or ULH?

StealthGas received 29 more outperform votes than Universal Logistics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.34% of users gave StealthGas an outperform vote while only 58.95% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
StealthGas	Outperform Votes 299 67.34%	Underperform Votes 145 32.66%
Universal Logistics	Outperform Votes 270 58.95%	Underperform Votes 188 41.05%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GASS or ULH?

Universal Logistics has higher revenue and earnings than StealthGas. StealthGas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Logistics, 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
StealthGas	$167.26M	1.21	$51.94M	$1.90	2.88
Universal Logistics	$1.74B	0.38	$129.91M	$3.18	7.92

Is GASS or ULH more profitable?

StealthGas has a net margin of 40.87% compared to Universal Logistics' net margin of 7.04%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 21.37% beat StealthGas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StealthGas	40.87%	11.36%	9.11%
Universal Logistics	7.04%	21.37%	8.83%

Summary

Universal Logistics beats StealthGas on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.