UHAL vs. HTZ, R, CHRW, TFII, PAC, ASR, AAL, KNX, UAL, and SAIA
Should you be buying U-Haul stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U-Haul include Hertz Global (HTZ), Ryder System (R), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), TFI International (TFII), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR), American Airlines Group (AAL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), United Airlines (UAL), and Saia (SAIA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
U-Haul vs.
U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) and Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Hertz Global had 4 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hertz Global and 2 mentions for U-Haul. Hertz Global's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat U-Haul's score of -0.08 indicating that Hertz Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hertz Global received 263 more outperform votes than U-Haul when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.26% of users gave U-Haul an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave Hertz Global an outperform vote.
U-Haul has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hertz Global has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hertz Global has a consensus price target of $23.57, suggesting a potential upside of 50.33%. Given Hertz Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hertz Global is more favorable than U-Haul.
8.6% of U-Haul shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of U-Haul shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Hertz Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hertz Global has higher revenue and earnings than U-Haul. Hertz Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U-Haul, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hertz Global has a net margin of 23.71% compared to U-Haul's net margin of 16.55%. Hertz Global's return on equity of 55.59% beat U-Haul's return on equity.
Summary
Hertz Global beats U-Haul on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UHAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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.
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