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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U-Haul has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ODFL or UHAL?

In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line had 49 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line and 3 mentions for U-Haul. Old Dominion Freight Line's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat U-Haul's score of -0.23 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	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
U-Haul	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line has higher revenue and earnings than U-Haul. Old Dominion Freight Line 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
Old Dominion Freight Line	$5.81B	5.36	$1.19B	$5.48	26.78
U-Haul	$5.69B	2.10	$628.71M	$2.16	28.18

Is ODFL or UHAL more profitable?

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 20.40% compared to U-Haul's net margin of 7.77%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 28.02% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old Dominion Freight Line	20.40%	28.02%	21.65%
U-Haul	7.77%	5.92%	2.28%

Do analysts rate ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line presently has a consensus price target of $182.95, indicating a potential upside of 24.68%. Given Old Dominion Freight Line's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
U-Haul	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ODFL or UHAL?

Old Dominion Freight Line received 300 more outperform votes than U-Haul when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.59% of users gave U-Haul an outperform vote while only 52.86% of users gave Old Dominion Freight Line an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old Dominion Freight Line	Outperform Votes 563 52.86%	Underperform Votes 502 47.14%
U-Haul	Outperform Votes 263 65.59%	Underperform Votes 138 34.41%

Summary

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