Shengfeng Development (NASDAQ:SFWL) & U-Haul (NYSE:UHAL) Head to Head Review

U-Haul (NYSE:UHAL) and Shengfeng Development (NASDAQ:SFWL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares U-Haul and Shengfeng Development”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U-Haul	$6.00 billion	1.64	$367.09 million	$0.48	104.85
Shengfeng Development	$572.48 million	0.13	$11.93 million	N/A	N/A

U-Haul has higher revenue and earnings than Shengfeng Development.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for U-Haul and Shengfeng Development, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U-Haul	1	1	0	1	2.33
Shengfeng Development	1	0	0	0	1.00

U-Haul currently has a consensus price target of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.96%. Given U-Haul’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe U-Haul is more favorable than Shengfeng Development.

Volatility & Risk

U-Haul has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shengfeng Development has a beta of -1.98, indicating that its share price is 298% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.6% of U-Haul shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Shengfeng Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of U-Haul shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares U-Haul and Shengfeng Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U-Haul	2.14%	1.64%	0.61%
Shengfeng Development	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

U-Haul beats Shengfeng Development on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About U-Haul

AMERCO operates as a do-it-yourself moving and storage operator for household and commercial goods in the United States and Canada. The company’s Moving and Storage segment rents trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items, and self-storage spaces primarily to the household movers; and sells moving supplies, towing accessories, and propane. It also provides uhaul.com, an online marketplace that connects consumers to independent Moving Help service providers and independent self-storage affiliates; auto transport and tow dolly options to transport vehicles; and specialty boxes for dishes, computers, and sensitive electronic equipment, as well as tapes, security locks, and packing supplies. This segment rents its products and services through a network of approximately 2,065 company operated retail moving stores and 20,100 independent U-Haul dealers. As of March 31, 2020, it had a rental fleet of approximately 176,000 trucks, 127,000 trailers, and 41,000 towing devices; and 1,745 self-storage locations with approximately 774,000 rentable storage units. The company’s Property and Casualty Insurance segment offers loss adjusting and claims handling services. It also provides moving and storage protection packages, such as Safemove and Safetow packages, which offer moving and towing customers with a damage waiver, cargo protection, and medical and life insurance coverage; Safestor that protects storage customers from loss on their goods in storage; Safestor Mobile, which protects customers stored belongings; and Safemove Plus, which provides rental customers with a layer of primary liability protection. The company’s Life Insurance segment provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, medicare supplement, and annuity policies. AMERCO was founded in 1945 and is based in Reno, Nevada.

About Shengfeng Development

Shengfeng Development Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides contract logistics services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers business-to-business freight transportation services, such as full truckload and less than truckload; and cloud storage services, including warehouse management, order fulfillment, delivery process management, in-warehouse processing, and inventory optimization management services. It also provides value-added services comprising collection on delivery, customs declaration, delivery upstairs, packaging, pay-at-arrival, return proof of delivery, and shipment protection. The company serves clients in various industries, including manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, internet, fashion, fast moving consumer goods, publishing, agriculture, and e-commerce. Shengfeng Development Limited was founded in 2001 and is based in Fuzhou, the People's Republic of China.