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Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL) Competitors

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$7.14 +0.17 (+2.37%)
As of 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern
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PAL vs. FIP, ULH, CVLG, LIND, SNCY, GNK, VLRS, ASC, SB, and CLCO

Should you be buying Proficient Auto Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Proficient Auto Logistics include FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), Safe Bulkers (SB), and Cool (CLCO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

Proficient Auto Logistics vs. Its Competitors

FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) and Proficient Auto Logistics (NASDAQ:PAL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Proficient Auto Logistics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FTAI Infrastructure.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FTAI Infrastructure$331.50M2.28-$223.65M-$1.32-4.98
Proficient Auto Logistics$240.85M0.80-$8.48MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Proficient Auto Logistics had 1 more articles in the media than FTAI Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Proficient Auto Logistics and 1 mentions for FTAI Infrastructure. FTAI Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Proficient Auto Logistics' score of 0.00 indicating that FTAI Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FTAI Infrastructure
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Proficient Auto Logistics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

FTAI Infrastructure currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.51%. Proficient Auto Logistics has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 124.25%. Given Proficient Auto Logistics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Proficient Auto Logistics is more favorable than FTAI Infrastructure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FTAI Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Proficient Auto Logistics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proficient Auto Logistics has a beta of 2.67, indicating that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.

87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Proficient Auto Logistics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Proficient Auto Logistics has a net margin of -3.49% compared to FTAI Infrastructure's net margin of -16.69%. FTAI Infrastructure's return on equity of -0.20% beat Proficient Auto Logistics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FTAI Infrastructure-16.69% -0.20% -0.02%
Proficient Auto Logistics -3.49%-2.05%-1.39%

Summary

Proficient Auto Logistics beats FTAI Infrastructure on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PAL vs. The Competition

MetricProficient Auto LogisticsTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$193M$5.79B$7.20B$9.04B
Dividend YieldN/A2.28%914.35%4.01%
P/E RatioN/A10.7013.1020.25
Price / Sales0.801.22315.67118.23
Price / Cash14.8010.827.5258.07
Price / Book0.572.992.175.67
Net Income-$8.48M$189.74M$563.51M$249.21M
7 Day Performance2.22%1.10%2.40%3.28%
1 Month Performance-5.25%3.78%5.40%5.55%
1 Year Performance-58.27%-1.96%2.86%21.08%

Proficient Auto Logistics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PAL
Proficient Auto Logistics
1.789 of 5 stars
$7.14
+2.4%
$16.00
+124.2%
-58.0%$193M$240.85M0.00601
FIP
FTAI Infrastructure
2.2631 of 5 stars
$6.14
-1.4%
$12.00
+95.4%
-30.1%$714.96M$331.50M-4.65600
ULH
Universal Logistics
2.5678 of 5 stars
$25.56
+4.9%
$29.00
+13.5%
-29.2%$641.48M$1.85B8.0410,821
CVLG
Covenant Logistics Group
4.5553 of 5 stars
$23.44
+2.6%
$33.00
+40.8%
+4.5%$622.20M$1.12B18.104,610Positive News
LIND
Lindblad Expeditions
3.5414 of 5 stars
$11.10
-0.4%
$15.67
+41.1%
+36.2%$609.45M$644.73M-18.501,300
SNCY
Sun Country Airlines
4.1938 of 5 stars
$10.87
+1.6%
$16.83
+54.9%
+1.9%$569.32M$1.08B11.213,141Trending News
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
4.506 of 5 stars
$12.94
-2.1%
$20.75
+60.4%
-36.8%$567.49M$423.02M12.441,010News Coverage
Positive News
VLRS
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
3.2334 of 5 stars
$4.29
+2.4%
$7.44
+73.4%
-24.4%$488.54M$3.14B11.926,901Positive News
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
4.8934 of 5 stars
$9.85
-2.8%
$13.67
+38.7%
-53.8%$411.52M$405.78M4.32990News Coverage
SB
Safe Bulkers
4.4033 of 5 stars
$3.73
-0.3%
$4.47
+19.7%
-39.1%$393.82M$307.63M5.57920
CLCO
Cool
1.5825 of 5 stars
$6.68
-4.5%
N/A-41.3%$375.38M$320.76M9.821,647News Coverage

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