Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL) Competitors $7.67 -0.22 (-2.79%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.66 0.00 (-0.07%) As of 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PAL vs. GSL, ULCC, VTOL, ULH, SNCY, CVLG, GNK, LIND, FIP, and VLRSShould you be buying Proficient Auto Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Proficient Auto Logistics include Global Ship Lease (GSL), Frontier Group (ULCC), Bristow Group (VTOL), Universal Logistics (ULH), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), and Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Proficient Auto Logistics vs. Global Ship Lease Frontier Group Bristow Group Universal Logistics Sun Country Airlines Covenant Logistics Group Genco Shipping & Trading Lindblad Expeditions FTAI Infrastructure Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Proficient Auto Logistics (NASDAQ:PAL) and Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and community ranking. Which has better earnings and valuation, PAL or GSL? Global Ship Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Proficient Auto Logistics. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProficient Auto Logistics$135.76M1.53$7.16MN/AN/AGlobal Ship Lease$705.53M1.25$304.50M$10.592.36 Do analysts recommend PAL or GSL? Proficient Auto Logistics presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.60%. Global Ship Lease has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.19%. Given Proficient Auto Logistics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Proficient Auto Logistics is more favorable than Global Ship Lease.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Proficient Auto Logistics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Global Ship Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is PAL or GSL more profitable? Global Ship Lease has a net margin of 46.38% compared to Proficient Auto Logistics' net margin of 0.00%. Global Ship Lease's return on equity of 27.88% beat Proficient Auto Logistics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Proficient Auto LogisticsN/A N/A N/A Global Ship Lease 46.38%27.88%16.36% Do institutionals and insiders believe in PAL or GSL? 50.1% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of Proficient Auto Logistics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PAL or GSL? In the previous week, Global Ship Lease had 15 more articles in the media than Proficient Auto Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Global Ship Lease and 8 mentions for Proficient Auto Logistics. Global Ship Lease's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Proficient Auto Logistics' score of 0.19 indicating that Global Ship Lease is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Proficient Auto Logistics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Global Ship Lease 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAL or GSL? Global Ship Lease received 146 more outperform votes than Proficient Auto Logistics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Proficient Auto Logistics an outperform vote while only 61.98% of users gave Global Ship Lease an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProficient Auto LogisticsOutperform Votes17100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesGlobal Ship LeaseOutperform Votes16361.98% Underperform Votes10038.02% SummaryGlobal Ship Lease beats Proficient Auto Logistics on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Proficient Auto Logistics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProficient Auto LogisticsTransportation services IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$207.62M$12.61B$286.41B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A4.44%3.77%4.11%P/E RatioN/A18.7613.7019.71Price / Sales1.533.05265.80120.59Price / CashN/A25.8511.5434.62Price / BookN/A3.371.924.50Net Income$7.16M$467.60M$515.10M$248.22M7 Day Performance-5.19%-1.91%-2.30%0.56%1 Month Performance-1.54%7.61%9.92%13.17%1 Year Performance-48.59%-11.14%-9.52%7.30% Proficient Auto Logistics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PALProficient Auto Logistics1.8985 of 5 stars$7.67-2.8%$16.00+108.6%-46.7%$207.62M$135.76M0.00601Insider TradeGSLGlobal Ship Lease3.5258 of 5 stars$26.42+5.2%$28.50+7.9%-5.9%$936.51M$705.53M2.937Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeULCCFrontier Group4.1974 of 5 stars$4.01-3.8%$6.00+49.6%-34.0%$913.34M$3.82B11.146,470Analyst ForecastVTOLBristow Group3.383 of 5 stars$29.56-1.5%$50.00+69.1%-23.2%$850.59M$1.43B15.892,920Positive NewsULHUniversal Logistics2.6203 of 5 stars$25.73-2.0%$29.00+12.7%-47.2%$677.55M$1.74B5.218,000SNCYSun Country Airlines4.128 of 5 stars$12.05-0.4%$17.43+44.6%+9.8%$641.16M$1.09B12.682,510Positive NewsCVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.4744 of 5 stars$23.35+0.5%$33.00+41.3%-2.6%$616.76M$1.12B18.034,610Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.5972 of 5 stars$14.02-1.3%$20.75+48.0%-40.7%$602.29M$376.85M8.011,010News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeLINDLindblad Expeditions3.8258 of 5 stars$10.62-3.4%$15.67+47.5%+23.8%$581.00M$670.83M-14.16720FIPFTAI Infrastructure2.0334 of 5 stars$5.01-2.5%$11.50+129.5%-39.5%$574.95M$345.12M-2.53600Ex-DividendGap UpVLRSControladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación3.0127 of 5 stars$4.18-3.9%$7.27+74.0%-48.2%$487.38M$3.05B2.526,710 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Ship Lease Alternatives Frontier Group Alternatives Bristow Group Alternatives Universal Logistics Alternatives Sun Country Airlines Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives Genco Shipping & Trading Alternatives Lindblad Expeditions Alternatives FTAI Infrastructure Alternatives Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PAL) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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