Contrasting Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) & Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB)

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Grab and Universal Logistics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grab	15.97%	8.83%	4.92%
Universal Logistics	-3.16%	1.99%	0.62%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Grab and Universal Logistics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	1	1	8	1	2.82
Universal Logistics	2	1	0	0	1.33

Grab presently has a consensus target price of $6.01, suggesting a potential upside of 67.29%. Universal Logistics has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.80%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than Universal Logistics.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.5% of Universal Logistics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Grab and Universal Logistics”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$3.37 billion	4.37	$268.00 million	$0.06	59.83
Universal Logistics	$1.53 billion	0.33	-$99.87 million	($1.84)	-10.29

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

Volatility & Risk

Grab has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grab beats Universal Logistics on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grab

Grab Holdings Limited engages in the provision of superapps in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The company offers its Grab ecosystem, a single platform with superapps for driver- and merchant-partners and consumers, that allows access to mobility, delivery, digital financial services, and enterprise sector offerings. Grab Holdings Limited is headquartered in Singapore.

About Universal Logistics

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. provides transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Colombia. The company offers truckload services, which include dry van, flatbed, heavy-haul, and refrigerated operations; domestic and international freight forwarding, and customs brokerage services. It transports various commodities comprising automotive parts, machinery, building materials, paper, food, consumer goods, furniture, steel, and other metals. The company also provides value-added services for individual customer requirements, including material handling, consolidation, sequencing, sub-assembly, cross-dock, kitting, repacking, warehousing, and returnable container management; and intermodal support services comprising short-to-medium distance delivery of steamship and rail truck containers between the port or railhead, and the customer. It serves automotive, steel, and other metals, retail and consumer goods, energy, and manufacturing industries, as well as other transportation companies who aggregate loads from various shippers. The company was formerly known as Universal Truckload Services, Inc. and changed its name to Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. in April 2016. Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.