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Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG) Competitors

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$21.84 +0.17 (+0.78%)
As of 10/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Covenant Logistics Group3.18% 11.63% 5.04%
Star Bulk Carriers 10.98%4.97%3.03%

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Covenant Logistics Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Star Bulk Carriers
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Covenant Logistics Group$1.13B0.48$35.92M$1.3116.67
Star Bulk Carriers$1.13B1.81$304.65M$1.0516.62

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Covenant Logistics Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Star Bulk Carriers
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

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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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CVLG vs. The Competition

MetricCovenant Logistics GroupTrucking & Courier Services, Except Air IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$542.17M$542.17M$7.30B$22.00B
Dividend Yield1.29%1.29%471.62%3.60%
P/E Ratio16.6716.6715.0232.73
Price / Sales0.480.48530.3661.16
Price / Cash4.054.057.9024.48
Price / Book1.321.322.344.67
Net Income$35.92M$35.92M$555.46M$1.02B
7 Day Performance4.70%4.70%-0.45%-0.31%
1 Month Performance-1.44%-1.44%-1.82%-0.17%
1 Year Performance-16.80%-16.80%3.42%11.29%

Covenant Logistics Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CVLG
Covenant Logistics Group
3.3445 of 5 stars
$21.84
+0.8%
$33.00
+51.1%
-16.0%$542.17M$1.13B16.674,800
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.1827 of 5 stars
$17.58
+1.6%
$21.07
+19.8%
-13.3%$2.06B$1.27B16.68180
GEL
Genesis Energy
2.7776 of 5 stars
$15.55
+1.4%
$19.50
+25.4%
+17.6%$1.90B$2.97B-3.062,075Positive News
DHT
DHT
3.8064 of 5 stars
$11.64
+3.9%
$12.18
+4.6%
+6.6%$1.87B$520.39M9.8420
TRMD
Torm
4.2608 of 5 stars
$19.83
+1.8%
$27.50
+38.7%
-31.4%$1.86B$1.56B6.00440Positive News
CMBT
CMB.TECH
N/A$9.43
+1.9%
N/A-42.5%$1.83B$1.07B7.602,752
ARCB
ArcBest
4.4628 of 5 stars
$72.64
+0.8%
$90.00
+23.9%
-24.3%$1.65B$4.18B10.8114,000Positive News
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
2.1086 of 5 stars
$13.73
+2.2%
$14.62
+6.5%
-44.8%$1.64B$8.43B0.824,850
BWLP
BW LPG
N/A$12.40
+1.8%
N/A-16.2%$1.63B$3.55B8.041,429
DAC
Danaos
4.0606 of 5 stars
$85.59
+1.8%
$105.00
+22.7%
+0.5%$1.62B$1.01B3.511,875
FLNG
Flex LNG
1.46 of 5 stars
$25.11
+2.2%
$23.00
-8.4%
-2.1%$1.35B$356.35M13.648

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