CVLG vs. SBLK, GEL, DHT, TRMD, CMBT, ARCB, ZIM, BWLP, DAC, and FLNG
Should you be buying Covenant Logistics Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Covenant Logistics Group include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Genesis Energy (GEL), DHT (DHT), Torm (TRMD), CMB.TECH (CMBT), ArcBest (ARCB), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), BW LPG (BWLP), Danaos (DAC), and Flex LNG (FLNG). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Covenant Logistics Group vs. Its Competitors
Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.18%. Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity of 11.63% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.
In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 1 more articles in the media than Covenant Logistics Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 1 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Covenant Logistics Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Star Bulk Carriers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Covenant Logistics Group. Star Bulk Carriers 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.
Covenant Logistics Group currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.10%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $21.07, suggesting a potential upside of 20.73%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.
Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% 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. Covenant Logistics Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Covenant Logistics Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Covenant Logistics Group beats Star Bulk Carriers on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CVLG) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
