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Universal Logistics (ULH) Competitors

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$43.85 -0.27 (-0.61%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

ULH vs. GBTG, VRRM, CUK, RXO, PAGP, HAFN, OMAB, CAAP, ARCB, and CMBT

Should you be buying Universal Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Logistics include Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), Verra Mobility (VRRM), Carnival Co. & (CUK), RXO (RXO), Plains GP (PAGP), Hafnia (HAFN), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Corporación América Airports (CAAP), ArcBest (ARCB), and Euronav (CMBT). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

Universal Logistics vs.

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

Universal Logistics received 259 more outperform votes than Global Business Travel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.11% of users gave Global Business Travel Group an outperform vote while only 59.47% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Universal LogisticsOutperform Votes
270
59.47%
Underperform Votes
184
40.53%
Global Business Travel GroupOutperform Votes
11
61.11%
Underperform Votes
7
38.89%

Universal Logistics has a net margin of 7.40% compared to Global Business Travel Group's net margin of -7.06%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 22.26% beat Global Business Travel Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal Logistics7.40% 22.26% 9.26%
Global Business Travel Group -7.06%-9.70%-3.02%

Universal Logistics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Business Travel Group. Global Business Travel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Logistics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Universal Logistics$1.66B0.69$92.90M$4.988.81
Global Business Travel Group$2.29B1.85-$63M-$0.36-24.99

25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Global Business Travel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 73.3% of Universal Logistics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Global Business Travel Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Universal Logistics presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.90%. Global Business Travel Group has a consensus price target of $9.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Global Business Travel Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Business Travel Group is more favorable than Universal Logistics.

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
Global Business Travel Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

In the previous week, Global Business Travel Group had 1 more articles in the media than Universal Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Global Business Travel Group and 3 mentions for Universal Logistics. Universal Logistics' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Global Business Travel Group's score of 0.31 indicating that Universal Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Universal Logistics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Global Business Travel Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Universal Logistics has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Business Travel Group has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Universal Logistics beats Global Business Travel Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ULH vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal LogisticsTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.08B$6.79B$327.58B$8.96B
Dividend Yield1.02%1.03%4.12%4.04%
P/E Ratio8.8141.7918.2517.32
Price / Sales0.691.5063.4878.69
Price / Cash6.349.4512.2035.97
Price / Book2.173.182.214.79
Net Income$92.90M$258.86M$573.08M$225.07M
7 Day Performance6.51%4.18%-0.01%1.52%
1 Month Performance-3.24%5.38%5.54%4.68%
1 Year Performance51.26%-4.33%7.49%20.90%

Universal Logistics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ULH
Universal Logistics
1.7674 of 5 stars
$43.85
-0.6%
$46.00
+4.9%
+51.0%$1.08B$1.66B8.819,311News Coverage
Positive News
GBTG
Global Business Travel Group
1.1222 of 5 stars
$8.82
+2.7%
$9.88
+12.0%
+57.3%$4.15B$2.38B-24.5019,000Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
VRRM
Verra Mobility
1.3191 of 5 stars
$24.76
+1.0%
$27.33
+10.4%
+15.2%$4.08B$868.72M41.271,788Short Interest ↓
Positive News
CUK
Carnival Co. &
1.0033 of 5 stars
$21.65
-1.2%
N/A+52.7%$4.06B$25.02B19.33106,000Gap Down
RXO
RXO
1.8736 of 5 stars
$24.74
+1.9%
$26.77
+8.2%
+15.1%$3.98B$3.86B-12.498,432Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
PAGP
Plains GP
2.4986 of 5 stars
$20.12
+0.5%
$20.11
0.0%
+32.5%$3.97B$50.37B23.674,100Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
News Coverage
HAFN
Hafnia
4.0029 of 5 stars
$6.07
+2.5%
$8.25
+35.9%
N/A$3.08B$3.04B3.575,040Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Gap Down
OMAB
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
1.7923 of 5 stars
$72.27
+1.4%
$80.83
+11.8%
+5.3%$3.07B$14.67B12.751,100News Coverage
CAAP
Corporación América Airports
2.481 of 5 stars
$18.60
-1.2%
$21.50
+15.6%
+12.7%$3.04B$1.50B8.616,100News Coverage
Gap Down
ARCB
ArcBest
4.3101 of 5 stars
$96.64
+3.8%
$124.50
+28.8%
-13.2%$2.26B$4.27B11.9315,700Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
CMBT
Euronav
N/A$11.32
+2.4%
N/AN/A$2.20B$982.85M1.913,150Short Interest ↓
News Coverage

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