HTLD vs. CVLG, ULH, USX, WERN, MRTN, HTZ, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, and UHAL
Should you be buying Heartland Express stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heartland Express include Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Universal Logistics (ULH), U.S. Xpress Enterprises (USX), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Hertz Global (HTZ), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), and U-Haul (UHAL).
Covenant Logistics Group (NASDAQ:CVLG) and Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Covenant Logistics Group has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of -1.13%. Heartland Express' return on equity of 14.16% beat Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity.
Heartland Express received 338 more outperform votes than Covenant Logistics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.03% of users gave Heartland Express an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote.
Covenant Logistics Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Heartland Express. Heartland Express 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.
83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of Heartland Express shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.5% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of Heartland Express shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Covenant Logistics Group had 1 more articles in the media than Heartland Express. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group and 2 mentions for Heartland Express. Covenant Logistics Group's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Heartland Express' score of 0.96 indicating that Heartland Express is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heartland Express has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Heartland Express pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heartland Express pays out -47.1% 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 raised 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.
Covenant Logistics Group presently has a consensus price target of $68.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.47%. Heartland Express has a consensus price target of $13.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.05%. Given Heartland Express' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than Heartland Express.
Summary
Covenant Logistics Group beats Heartland Express on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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