Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVLG or TRMD?

83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are owned 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.

Is CVLG or TRMD a better dividend stock?

Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 35.2% 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. Covenant Logistics Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, CVLG or TRMD?

Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVLG or TRMD?

Torm has higher revenue and earnings than Covenant Logistics Group. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Covenant Logistics Group, 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
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.13B	0.47	$35.92M	$1.31	16.29
Torm	$1.32B	1.52	$612.50M	$3.30	6.47

Does the media prefer CVLG or TRMD?

In the previous week, Torm had 2 more articles in the media than Covenant Logistics Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Torm and 1 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group. Covenant Logistics Group's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Torm's score of 1.21 indicating that Covenant Logistics Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Covenant Logistics Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Torm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CVLG or TRMD more profitable?

Torm has a net margin of 24.90% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.18%. Torm's return on equity of 15.73% beat Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Covenant Logistics Group	3.18%	11.63%	5.04%
Torm	24.90%	15.73%	9.56%

Do analysts prefer CVLG or TRMD?

Covenant Logistics Group presently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.64%. Torm has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.78%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than Torm.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

Covenant Logistics Group and Torm tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.