Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend RXO or ULH?

RXO currently has a consensus price target of $18.87, indicating a potential upside of 13.46%. Universal Logistics has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Given RXO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe RXO is more favorable than Universal Logistics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RXO	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RXO or ULH?

92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of RXO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.6% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RXO or ULH more profitable?

Universal Logistics has a net margin of 4.81% compared to RXO's net margin of -5.94%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 13.18% beat RXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RXO	-5.94%	1.18%	0.54%
Universal Logistics	4.81%	13.18%	5.05%

Which has more risk & volatility, RXO or ULH?

RXO has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, RXO or ULH?

Universal Logistics has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RXO	$5.07B	0.54	-$290M	-$2.17	-7.66
Universal Logistics	$1.85B	0.37	$129.91M	$3.18	8.22

Does the media prefer RXO or ULH?

In the previous week, RXO had 1 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for RXO and 4 mentions for Universal Logistics. Universal Logistics' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat RXO's score of 0.50 indicating that Universal Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

RXO and Universal Logistics tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.