Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ULH or DKL?

Delek Logistics Partners received 70 more outperform votes than Universal Logistics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.34% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote while only 58.52% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Logistics	Outperform Votes 270 59.34%	Underperform Votes 185 40.66%
Delek Logistics Partners	Outperform Votes 340 58.52%	Underperform Votes 241 41.48%

Does the media refer more to ULH or DKL?

In the previous week, Delek Logistics Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners and 1 mentions for Universal Logistics. Universal Logistics' average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Delek Logistics Partners' score of 1.25 indicating that Universal Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Universal Logistics	Very Positive
Delek Logistics Partners	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ULH or DKL?

25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.4% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ULH or DKL?

Universal Logistics presently has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.82%. Delek Logistics Partners has a consensus target price of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.60%. Given Universal Logistics' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Universal Logistics is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ULH or DKL?

Universal Logistics has higher revenue and earnings than Delek Logistics Partners. Universal Logistics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek Logistics Partners, 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
Universal Logistics	$1.85B	0.39	$129.91M	$4.94	5.54
Delek Logistics Partners	$940.64M	2.49	$126.24M	$2.99	14.57

Is ULH or DKL a better dividend stock?

Universal Logistics pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Delek Logistics Partners pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Universal Logistics pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Delek Logistics Partners pays out 147.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, ULH or DKL?

Universal Logistics has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ULH or DKL more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Universal Logistics' net margin of 7.04%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 21.37% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Logistics	7.04%	21.37%	8.83%
Delek Logistics Partners	13.15%	-155.77%	8.39%

Summary

Universal Logistics beats Delek Logistics Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.