CVLG vs. YRCW, YELLQ, PTSI, HTLD, ULH, MRTN, WERN, SNCY, SB, and PWFL Should you be buying Covenant Logistics Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Covenant Logistics Group include YRC Worldwide (YRCW), Yellow (YELLQ), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), Heartland Express (HTLD), Universal Logistics (ULH), Marten Transport (MRTN), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Safe Bulkers (SB), and PowerFleet (PWFL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ:YRCW ) and Covenant Logistics Group (NASDAQ:CVLG ) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
Which has stronger earnings and valuation, YRCW or CVLG?
Covenant Logistics Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than YRC Worldwide. YRC Worldwide 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.
Does the MarketBeat Community prefer YRCW or CVLG?
YRC Worldwide received 302 more outperform votes than Covenant Logistics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.38% of users gave YRC Worldwide an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote.
Does the media favor YRCW or CVLG?
In the previous week, Covenant Logistics Group had 6 more articles in the media than YRC Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group and 0 mentions for YRC Worldwide. YRC Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Covenant Logistics Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Covenant Logistics Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Which has more volatility and risk, YRCW or CVLG?
YRC Worldwide has a beta of 3.32, suggesting that its share price is 232% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in YRCW or CVLG?
31.1% of YRC Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of YRC Worldwide 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.
Is YRCW or CVLG more profitable?
Covenant Logistics Group has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of -1.40%. YRC Worldwide's return on equity of 14.16% beat Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity.
Do analysts rate YRCW or CVLG?
Covenant Logistics Group has a consensus price target of $68.67, indicating a potential upside of 47.80%. Given YRC Worldwide's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than YRC Worldwide.
Summary Covenant Logistics Group beats YRC Worldwide on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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