ULH vs. SBLK, TRMD, GEL, DHT, CMBT, BWLP, DAC, ZIM, ARCB, and CMRE
Should you be buying Universal Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Logistics include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Torm (TRMD), Genesis Energy (GEL), DHT (DHT), CMB.TECH (CMBT), BW LPG (BWLP), Danaos (DAC), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), ArcBest (ARCB), and Costamare (CMRE). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Universal Logistics vs. Its Competitors
Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Star Bulk Carriers presently has a consensus target price of $21.07, indicating a potential upside of 19.09%. Universal Logistics has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.57%. Given Universal Logistics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Logistics is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.
Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Universal Logistics' net margin of 3.66%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 9.47% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.
In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 5 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 5 mentions for Universal Logistics. Universal Logistics' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.23 indicating that Universal Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Star Bulk Carriers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Universal Logistics. Universal Logistics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Bulk Carriers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.6% of Universal Logistics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Universal Logistics pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Logistics pays out 18.0% 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. Universal Logistics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Star Bulk Carriers and Universal Logistics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ULH) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
