Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Universal Logistics. Universal Logistics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek Logistics Partners, 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
Delek Logistics Partners	$920.21M	2.64	$142.68M	$2.95	15.40
Universal Logistics	$1.67B	0.39	$129.91M	$2.33	10.59

Is DKL or ULH more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 16.58% compared to Universal Logistics' net margin of 3.66%. Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity of 1,224.47% beat Universal Logistics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	16.58%	1,224.47%	6.67%
Universal Logistics	3.66%	9.47%	3.49%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DKL or ULH?

11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.6% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DKL or ULH?

In the previous week, Delek Logistics Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners and 2 mentions for Universal Logistics. Delek Logistics Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Universal Logistics' score of 0.00 indicating that Delek Logistics Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delek Logistics Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Logistics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DKL or ULH a better dividend stock?

Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Universal Logistics pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 151.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal Logistics pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek Logistics Partners has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Delek Logistics Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners currently has a consensus target price of $44.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.59%. Universal Logistics has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.49%. Given Universal Logistics' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Logistics is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Delek Logistics Partners beats Universal Logistics on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.