U-Haul - UHAL Competitors

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.

Does the media refer more to UHAL or HTZ?

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.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UHAL or HTZ?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U-Haul	Outperform Votes 263 67.26%	Underperform Votes 128 32.74%
Hertz Global	Outperform Votes 526 63.37%	Underperform Votes 304 36.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, UHAL or HTZ?

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.

Do analysts prefer UHAL or HTZ?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Hertz Global	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UHAL or HTZ?

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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, UHAL or HTZ?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U-Haul	$5.74 billion	1.98	$1.12 billion	$4.92	11.80
Hertz Global	$8.69 billion	0.58	$2.06 billion	$3.27	4.80

Is UHAL or HTZ more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U-Haul	16.55%	15.37%	5.45%
Hertz Global	23.71%	55.59%	6.91%

Summary

Hertz Global beats U-Haul on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.