Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DKL or ULH?

Universal Logistics has higher revenue and earnings than Delek Logistics Partners. 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	$938.49M	2.43	$126.24M	$2.99	14.25
Universal Logistics	$1.74B	0.38	$129.91M	$3.18	7.94

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners received 70 more outperform votes than Universal Logistics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.95% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote while only 58.42% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Delek Logistics Partners	Outperform Votes 340 58.42%	Underperform Votes 242 41.58%
Universal Logistics	Outperform Votes 270 58.95%	Underperform Votes 188 41.05%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners presently has a consensus price target of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.88%. Universal Logistics has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.90%. Given Universal Logistics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is DKL or ULH a better dividend stock?

Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Universal Logistics pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 148.5% 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 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek Logistics Partners has raised 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.

Is DKL or ULH more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Universal Logistics' net margin of 7.04%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 21.37% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	13.15%	-155.77%	8.39%
Universal Logistics	7.04%	21.37%	8.83%

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 3 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners and 1 mentions for Universal Logistics. Universal Logistics' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Delek Logistics Partners' score of 1.17 indicating that Universal Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Delek Logistics Partners	Positive
Universal Logistics	Very Positive

Summary

Universal Logistics beats Delek Logistics Partners on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.