U-Haul (UHAL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to DCI or UHAL?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 7 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Donaldson and 3 mentions for U-Haul. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat U-Haul's score of -0.25 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DCI or UHAL?

Donaldson has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U-Haul has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$3.59B	2.27	$414M	$2.98	23.42
U-Haul	$5.83B	2.07	$628.71M	$1.75	35.09

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DCI or UHAL?

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

Do analysts rate DCI or UHAL?

Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.29%. Given Donaldson's higher probable upside, research 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 28.86% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donaldson	9.94%	28.86%	14.63%
U-Haul	7.77%	5.92%	2.28%

Summary

Donaldson beats U-Haul on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.