U-Haul (UHAL) Competitors

Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) and U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is ODFL or UHAL more profitable?

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 20.04% compared to U-Haul's net margin of 7.77%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 27.40% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old Dominion Freight Line	20.04%	27.40%	21.12%
U-Haul	7.77%	5.92%	2.28%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line has higher earnings, but lower revenue than U-Haul. Old Dominion Freight Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U-Haul, 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
Old Dominion Freight Line	$5.81B	6.17	$1.19B	$5.33	31.87
U-Haul	$5.83B	2.07	$628.71M	$1.75	35.19

Does the media prefer ODFL or UHAL?

In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line had 14 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line and 14 mentions for U-Haul. Old Dominion Freight Line's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat U-Haul's score of -0.51 indicating that Old Dominion Freight Line is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old Dominion Freight Line	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
U-Haul	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do analysts prefer ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line presently has a consensus price target of $174.55, suggesting a potential upside of 2.77%. Given Old Dominion Freight Line's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Old Dominion Freight Line is more favorable than U-Haul.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old Dominion Freight Line	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ODFL or UHAL?

77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of U-Haul shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of U-Haul shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U-Haul has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Old Dominion Freight Line beats U-Haul on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.