Universal Logistics vs Werner Enterprises
ULH and WERN side by side, both in trucking and courier services, except air. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ULH and WERN compare
Werner Enterprises is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Universal Logistics ($1.7B against $770M).
Werner Enterprises grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.7% versus −6.8% for Universal Logistics).
Universal Logistics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.9% compared with −0.56% at Werner Enterprises.
Both pay dividends: Universal Logistics yields 1.4% and Werner Enterprises 2.0%.
Universal Logistics scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Werner Enterprises), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ULH | WERN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $770M | $1.7B |
| Share price | $29.20 | $28.04 |
| Change, 1 year | 89.3% | 11.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 45.6% | −39.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.12 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 11K | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.3× | – |
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.0× (better) | 1168× |
| P/FCF | 10.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 9.4% (better) | −0.07% |
| Fair value | $39.90 | $44.64 |
| Margin of safety | 26.8% | 37.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.8% | 14.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.3% | 4.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −176% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −178% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 6.6% (better) | 0.06% |
| Net margin | 2.9% (better) | −0.56% |
| FCF margin | 4.7% (better) | −0.04% |
| Return on equity | 8.0% (better) | −1.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.7% (better) | 0.08% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.18 | 0.59 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.76 (better) | 364.93 |
| Interest coverage | 2.0× (better) | 0.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 1.42 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.03 | 2.52 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 2.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 24.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 32.0% (better) | 9.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.4% | 2.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 28.0% | 114% |
| Held by insiders | 74.6% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$140K |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | 8.2% |
Go deeper
- ULH stock overview
- ULH income statement
- ULH valuation and score
- WERN stock overview
- WERN income statement
- WERN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.