Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

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

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

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

Which has stronger earnings and 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	$938.49M	2.50	$142.68M	$2.99	14.66
Universal Logistics	$1.67B	0.38	$129.91M	$2.33	10.20

Do analysts prefer DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners currently has a consensus price target of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.95%. Universal Logistics has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer DKL or ULH?

In the previous week, Delek Logistics Partners had 12 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners and 5 mentions for Universal Logistics. Delek Logistics Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Universal Logistics' score of 0.39 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Logistics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, DKL or ULH?

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

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 10.2%. Universal Logistics pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 149.2% 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.

Is DKL or ULH more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 15.88% compared to Universal Logistics' net margin of 3.66%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 9.52% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	15.88%	-1,782.51%	7.43%
Universal Logistics	3.66%	9.52%	3.56%

Summary

Delek Logistics Partners beats Universal Logistics on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.