Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ULH or HAFN?

In the previous week, Universal Logistics had 19 more articles in the media than Hafnia. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Universal Logistics and 5 mentions for Hafnia. Hafnia's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Universal Logistics' score of -0.07 indicating that Hafnia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Logistics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hafnia	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ULH or HAFN a better dividend stock?

Universal Logistics pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Universal Logistics pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hafnia pays out 7.3% 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. Hafnia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ULH or HAFN?

Hafnia has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Logistics. Hafnia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Logistics, 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
Universal Logistics	$1.85B	0.31	$129.91M	$3.18	6.89
Hafnia	$2.87B	0.83	$793.28M	$1.51	3.12

Is ULH or HAFN more profitable?

Hafnia has a net margin of 53.44% compared to Universal Logistics' net margin of 7.04%. Hafnia's return on equity of 36.90% beat Universal Logistics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Logistics	7.04%	21.37%	8.83%
Hafnia	53.44%	36.90%	22.38%

Do analysts rate ULH or HAFN?

Universal Logistics currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.45%. Hafnia has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.15%. Given Hafnia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hafnia is more favorable than Universal Logistics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hafnia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ULH or HAFN?

Universal Logistics received 267 more outperform votes than Hafnia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Hafnia an outperform vote while only 59.08% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Logistics	Outperform Votes 270 59.08%	Underperform Votes 187 40.92%
Hafnia	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ULH or HAFN?

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

Summary

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