Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG) Competitors

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Covenant Logistics Group (NASDAQ:CVLG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Do analysts prefer ARCB or CVLG?

ArcBest currently has a consensus target price of $123.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.43%. Covenant Logistics Group has a consensus target price of $34.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.91%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than ArcBest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcBest	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ARCB or CVLG?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARCB or CVLG more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.72%. ArcBest's return on equity of 14.27% beat Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcBest	4.54%	14.27%	7.39%
Covenant Logistics Group	3.72%	13.43%	5.72%

Does the media favor ARCB or CVLG?

In the previous week, ArcBest had 8 more articles in the media than Covenant Logistics Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ArcBest and 2 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group. Covenant Logistics Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat ArcBest's score of -0.13 indicating that Covenant Logistics Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ARCB or CVLG?

ArcBest has higher revenue and earnings than Covenant Logistics Group. ArcBest 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
ArcBest	$4.27B	0.55	$195.43M	$8.10	12.37
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.10B	0.66	$55.23M	$1.52	18.16

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARCB or CVLG?

99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of ArcBest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.5% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARCB or CVLG?

ArcBest received 431 more outperform votes than Covenant Logistics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.90% of users gave ArcBest an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ArcBest	Outperform Votes 447 52.90%	Underperform Votes 398 47.10%
Covenant Logistics Group	Outperform Votes 16 42.11%	Underperform Votes 22 57.89%

Is ARCB or CVLG a better dividend stock?

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. ArcBest pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 14.5% 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.

Summary

ArcBest beats Covenant Logistics Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.