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ULH vs. RXO, HAFN, DKL, ZIM, SBLK, INSW, GEL, DHT, CMBT, and DAC

Should you be buying Universal Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Logistics include RXO (RXO), Hafnia (HAFN), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), International Seaways (INSW), Genesis Energy (GEL), DHT (DHT), Euronav (CMBT), and Danaos (DAC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

Universal Logistics vs.

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

In the previous week, RXO had 5 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RXO and 1 mentions for Universal Logistics. RXO's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Universal Logistics' score of 0.59 indicating that RXO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of RXO shares are held by institutional investors. 73.6% of Universal Logistics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of RXO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Universal Logistics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Logistics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Universal Logistics$1.74B0.37$129.91M$3.187.60
RXO$5.07B0.49-$285M-$2.17-7.04

Universal Logistics has a net margin of 7.04% compared to RXO's net margin of -6.26%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 21.37% beat RXO's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal Logistics7.04% 21.37% 8.83%
RXO -6.26%1.53%0.65%

Universal Logistics has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, RXO has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Universal Logistics currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.03%. RXO has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.94%. Given RXO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RXO 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
RXO
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

Universal Logistics received 250 more outperform votes than RXO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.95% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote while only 22.73% of users gave RXO an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Universal LogisticsOutperform Votes
270
58.95%
Underperform Votes
188
41.05%
RXOOutperform Votes
20
22.73%
Underperform Votes
68
77.27%

Summary

Universal Logistics and RXO tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ULH vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal LogisticsTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$636.21M$5.58B$285.05B$8.38B
Dividend Yield1.61%1.28%3.78%4.10%
P/E Ratio4.8924.0813.7619.71
Price / Sales0.371.15264.22116.98
Price / Cash4.3510.0711.5434.62
Price / Book1.192.331.914.50
Net Income$129.91M$207.92M$512.32M$248.18M
7 Day Performance-7.08%-8.39%-2.30%1.14%
1 Month Performance-7.29%4.56%10.74%15.20%
1 Year Performance-47.25%-25.36%-10.69%6.56%

Universal Logistics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ULH
Universal Logistics
2.4939 of 5 stars
$24.16
-4.1%
$29.00
+20.0%
-47.2%$636.21M$1.74B4.898,000
RXO
RXO
3.6958 of 5 stars
$16.21
+12.0%
$19.93
+22.9%
-24.3%$2.66B$5.07B-7.658,590Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
HAFN
Hafnia
3.1343 of 5 stars
$5.12
+1.5%
$6.50
+27.1%
-38.2%$2.59B$2.87B3.015,040Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners
1.179 of 5 stars
$38.90
+2.8%
$44.25
+13.8%
+2.1%$2.09B$940.64M13.792,020Positive News
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
2.5655 of 5 stars
$16.19
+13.4%
$13.06
-19.3%
-1.2%$1.95B$8.43B1.365,930News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.1366 of 5 stars
$16.20
+4.4%
$22.05
+36.1%
-39.0%$1.91B$1.27B5.64180
INSW
International Seaways
4.2301 of 5 stars
$37.95
+0.7%
$51.33
+35.3%
-42.2%$1.86B$860.61M3.671,800
GEL
Genesis Energy
1.2706 of 5 stars
$15.00
+1.6%
$16.50
+10.0%
+16.1%$1.84B$2.97B-12.102,110Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
DHT
DHT
4.1423 of 5 stars
$11.19
+1.0%
$12.94
+15.6%
-9.0%$1.80B$571.77M9.9920Positive News
Dividend Announcement
CMBT
Euronav
N/A$9.22
+3.3%
N/AN/A$1.79B$940.25M1.563,150News Coverage
DAC
Danaos
3.0147 of 5 stars
$87.12
+4.7%
$105.00
+20.5%
-1.8%$1.65B$1.01B3.361,720

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