U-Haul (UHAL) Competitors

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Is DCI or UHAL more profitable?

Donaldson has a net margin of 9.94% compared to U-Haul's net margin of 7.77%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.50% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donaldson	9.94%	29.50%	14.79%
U-Haul	7.77%	5.92%	2.28%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DCI or UHAL?

82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of U-Haul shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of U-Haul shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate DCI or UHAL?

Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $80.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.17%. Given Donaldson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than U-Haul.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, DCI or UHAL?

Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U-Haul has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DCI or UHAL?

U-Haul has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Donaldson 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
Donaldson	$3.69B	2.61	$367M	$3.05	27.20
U-Haul	$5.91B	1.87	$628.71M	$1.43	39.46

Does the media refer more to DCI or UHAL?

In the previous week, U-Haul had 1 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for U-Haul and 8 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat U-Haul's score of -0.84 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
U-Haul	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Donaldson beats U-Haul on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.