U-Haul (UHALB) Competitors

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) and U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHALB) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Is CHRW or UHALB more profitable?

U-Haul has a net margin of 5.31% compared to C.H. Robinson Worldwide's net margin of 3.14%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's return on equity of 35.01% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	3.14%	35.01%	11.23%
U-Haul	5.31%	4.06%	1.52%

Is CHRW or UHALB a better dividend stock?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. U-Haul pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. U-Haul pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years. C.H. Robinson Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CHRW or UHALB?

93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of U-Haul shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CHRW or UHALB?

In the previous week, C.H. Robinson Worldwide had 34 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for C.H. Robinson Worldwide and 1 mentions for U-Haul. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat U-Haul's score of -0.96 indicating that C.H. Robinson Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
U-Haul	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CHRW or UHALB?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than U-Haul. C.H. Robinson Worldwide 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
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	$17.72B	0.83	$465.69M	$4.39	28.51
U-Haul	$5.83B	N/A	$367.09M	$1.43	37.62

Do analysts prefer CHRW or UHALB?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $117.24, suggesting a potential downside of 6.34%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe C.H. Robinson Worldwide is more favorable than U-Haul.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide beats U-Haul on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.