U-Haul (UHAL) Competitors

Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) and U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line has higher revenue and earnings than U-Haul. U-Haul is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Dominion Freight Line, 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
Old Dominion Freight Line	$5.87B	6.90	$1.24B	$5.72	33.14
U-Haul	$5.63B	2.49	$628.71M	$2.32	30.84

Does the media refer more to ODFL or UHAL?

In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line had 13 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line and 7 mentions for U-Haul. Old Dominion Freight Line's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat U-Haul's score of 0.16 indicating that Old Dominion Freight Line is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old Dominion Freight Line	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U-Haul	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ODFL or UHAL more profitable?

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 21.03% compared to U-Haul's net margin of 8.39%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 29.40% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old Dominion Freight Line	21.03%	29.40%	22.72%
U-Haul	8.39%	6.46%	2.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line received 290 more outperform votes than U-Haul when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.59% of users gave U-Haul an outperform vote while only 53.43% of users gave Old Dominion Freight Line an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old Dominion Freight Line	Outperform Votes 553 53.43%	Underperform Votes 482 46.57%
U-Haul	Outperform Votes 263 65.59%	Underperform Votes 138 34.41%

Do analysts prefer ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line presently has a consensus price target of $201.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.30%. Given Old Dominion Freight Line's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Old Dominion Freight Line is more favorable than U-Haul.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old Dominion Freight Line	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ODFL or UHAL?

77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of U-Haul shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of U-Haul shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U-Haul has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Old Dominion Freight Line beats U-Haul on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.