U-Haul (UHAL) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, UHAL or DCI?

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
U-Haul	$5.91B	1.88	$628.71M	$1.43	39.66
Donaldson	$3.69B	2.54	$367M	$3.05	26.39

Which has more risk & volatility, UHAL or DCI?

U-Haul has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate UHAL or DCI?

Donaldson has a consensus price target of $80.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.20%. Given Donaldson's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Donaldson is more favorable than U-Haul.

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

Is UHAL or DCI 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
U-Haul	7.77%	5.92%	2.28%
Donaldson	9.94%	29.50%	14.79%

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

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

Does the media favor UHAL or DCI?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 5 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Donaldson and 7 mentions for U-Haul. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat U-Haul's score of -0.07 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U-Haul	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Donaldson	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Donaldson beats U-Haul on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.