Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

RXO (NYSE:RXO) and Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Is RXO or ULH more profitable?

Universal Logistics has a net margin of 7.04% compared to RXO's net margin of -6.26%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 21.37% beat RXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RXO	-6.26%	1.53%	0.65%
Universal Logistics	7.04%	21.37%	8.83%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RXO or ULH?

Universal Logistics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Logistics, 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
RXO	$4.55B	0.48	-$285M	-$2.12	-6.23
Universal Logistics	$1.85B	0.38	$129.91M	$4.94	5.37

Which has more volatility and risk, RXO or ULH?

RXO has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RXO or ULH?

92.7% of RXO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of RXO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.6% of Universal Logistics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RXO or ULH?

Universal Logistics received 251 more outperform votes than RXO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.34% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote while only 23.46% of users gave RXO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RXO	Outperform Votes 19 23.46%	Underperform Votes 62 76.54%
Universal Logistics	Outperform Votes 270 59.34%	Underperform Votes 185 40.66%

Do analysts prefer RXO or ULH?

RXO currently has a consensus target price of $22.73, indicating a potential upside of 72.09%. Universal Logistics has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.91%. Given RXO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe RXO is more favorable than Universal Logistics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RXO	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to RXO or ULH?

In the previous week, RXO had 8 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for RXO and 5 mentions for Universal Logistics. RXO's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Universal Logistics' score of 0.44 indicating that RXO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RXO	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Universal Logistics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

RXO and Universal Logistics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.