Himalaya Shipping (HSHP) Competitors

Covenant Logistics Group (NASDAQ:CVLG) and Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media prefer CVLG or HSHP?

In the previous week, Himalaya Shipping had 1 more articles in the media than Covenant Logistics Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Himalaya Shipping and 3 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group. Himalaya Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Covenant Logistics Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Himalaya Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Himalaya Shipping	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CVLG or HSHP?

83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.5% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CVLG or HSHP more profitable?

Himalaya Shipping has a net margin of 21.93% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.72%. Himalaya Shipping's return on equity of 15.72% beat Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Covenant Logistics Group	3.72%	13.43%	5.72%
Himalaya Shipping	21.93%	15.72%	3.14%

Which has more volatility & risk, CVLG or HSHP?

Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVLG or HSHP a better dividend stock?

Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Himalaya Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CVLG or HSHP?

Covenant Logistics Group has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Shipping.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.10B	0.66	$55.23M	$1.52	18.16
Himalaya Shipping	$36.74M	5.39	$1.51M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVLG or HSHP?

Covenant Logistics Group received 16 more outperform votes than Himalaya Shipping when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.11% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Himalaya Shipping an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Covenant Logistics Group	Outperform Votes 16 42.11%	Underperform Votes 22 57.89%
Himalaya Shipping	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Do analysts prefer CVLG or HSHP?

Covenant Logistics Group currently has a consensus target price of $34.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.91%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Covenant Logistics Group is more favorable than Himalaya Shipping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Himalaya Shipping	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Covenant Logistics Group beats Himalaya Shipping on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.