U-Haul (UHAL) Competitors

U-Haul (NASDAQ:UHAL) and SP Plus (NASDAQ:SP) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

Is UHAL or SP more profitable?

U-Haul has a net margin of 8.39% compared to SP Plus' net margin of 1.68%. SP Plus' return on equity of 21.93% beat U-Haul's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U-Haul	8.39%	6.46%	2.48%
SP Plus	1.68%	21.93%	4.78%

Does the media prefer UHAL or SP?

In the previous week, U-Haul had 13 more articles in the media than SP Plus. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for U-Haul and 4 mentions for SP Plus. SP Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat U-Haul's score of -0.34 indicating that SP Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U-Haul	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SP Plus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UHAL or SP?

U-Haul has higher revenue and earnings than SP Plus. U-Haul is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SP Plus, 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	$5.63B	2.40	$628.71M	$2.32	29.68
SP Plus	$1.81B	0.59	$31.10M	$1.52	35.52

Which has more risk & volatility, UHAL or SP?

U-Haul has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SP Plus has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UHAL or SP?

SP Plus received 9 more outperform votes than U-Haul when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.59% of users gave U-Haul an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave SP Plus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U-Haul	Outperform Votes 263 65.59%	Underperform Votes 138 34.41%
SP Plus	Outperform Votes 272 56.90%	Underperform Votes 206 43.10%

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

3.6% of U-Haul shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of SP Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.1% of U-Haul shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of SP Plus 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.

Summary

U-Haul beats SP Plus on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.