Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CVLG or SPCE?

Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Galactic has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CVLG or SPCE?

83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Virgin Galactic shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.5% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Virgin Galactic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVLG or SPCE?

Virgin Galactic received 125 more outperform votes than Covenant Logistics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.80% of users gave Virgin Galactic an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Covenant Logistics Group	Outperform Votes 16 42.11%	Underperform Votes 22 57.89%
Virgin Galactic	Outperform Votes 141 63.80%	Underperform Votes 80 36.20%

Does the media prefer CVLG or SPCE?

In the previous week, Covenant Logistics Group and Covenant Logistics Group both had 4 articles in the media. Virgin Galactic's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Covenant Logistics Group's score of 0.21 indicating that Virgin Galactic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Covenant Logistics Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Virgin Galactic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CVLG or SPCE?

Covenant Logistics Group currently has a consensus price target of $69.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. Virgin Galactic has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 276.66%. Given Virgin Galactic's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Virgin Galactic is more favorable than Covenant Logistics Group.

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
Virgin Galactic	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Is CVLG or SPCE more profitable?

Covenant Logistics Group has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Virgin Galactic's net margin of -3,975.27%. Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity of 13.43% beat Virgin Galactic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Covenant Logistics Group	3.72%	13.43%	5.72%
Virgin Galactic	-3,975.27%	-88.09%	-34.21%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CVLG or SPCE?

Covenant Logistics Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Covenant Logistics Group, 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
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.13B	0.68	$55.23M	$3.04	19.03
Virgin Galactic	$6.80M	28.35	-$502.34M	-$17.22	-0.39

Summary

Covenant Logistics Group beats Virgin Galactic on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.