U-Haul (UHAL) Competitors

U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) and Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer UHAL or DCI?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 8 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Donaldson and 3 mentions for U-Haul. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat U-Haul's score of -0.37 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U-Haul	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Donaldson	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer UHAL or DCI?

Donaldson has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.07%. Given Donaldson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than U-Haul.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is UHAL or DCI more profitable?

Donaldson has a net margin of 9.94% compared to U-Haul's net margin of 7.77%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.86% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U-Haul	7.77%	5.92%	2.28%
Donaldson	9.94%	28.86%	14.63%

Which has better valuation & earnings, UHAL or DCI?

U-Haul has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U-Haul, 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
U-Haul	$5.83B	2.06	$628.71M	$1.75	35.02
Donaldson	$3.59B	2.27	$414M	$2.98	23.47

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UHAL or DCI?

3.6% of U-Haul shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of U-Haul shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, UHAL or DCI?

U-Haul has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Donaldson beats U-Haul on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.