Shares of Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULH - Get Free Report) crossed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $35.37 and traded as low as $25.99. Universal Logistics shares last traded at $26.63, with a volume of 58,485 shares.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Universal Logistics from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd.
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Universal Logistics Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market cap of $696.64 million, a PE ratio of 5.36 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.60.
Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The transportation company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.93 by ($0.16). Universal Logistics had a net margin of 7.04% and a return on equity of 21.37%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. will post 2.81 EPS for the current year.
Universal Logistics Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.59%. Universal Logistics's payout ratio is 8.50%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Universal Logistics
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ULH. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Universal Logistics by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,924,397 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $134,347,000 after buying an additional 386,538 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in Universal Logistics in the 4th quarter worth about $4,437,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Universal Logistics by 551.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 96,054 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $4,413,000 after buying an additional 81,304 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Universal Logistics in the 4th quarter worth about $1,734,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Universal Logistics by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 231,617 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $10,640,000 after buying an additional 21,516 shares in the last quarter. 25.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Universal Logistics Company Profile
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Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc provides transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Colombia. The company offers truckload services, which include dry van, flatbed, heavy-haul, and refrigerated operations; domestic and international freight forwarding, and customs brokerage services.
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