Head-To-Head Review: DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) vs. Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR)

DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) and Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of DSV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.6% of Schneider National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for DSV and Schneider National, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DSV	0	1	4	0	2.80
Schneider National	0	10	6	0	2.38

Schneider National has a consensus target price of $32.23, indicating a potential downside of 16.62%. Given Schneider National’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Schneider National is more favorable than DSV.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DSV and Schneider National”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DSV	$37.45 billion	1.58	$1.23 billion	$3.15	39.06
Schneider National	$5.67 billion	1.19	$103.60 million	$0.56	69.03

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

Profitability

This table compares DSV and Schneider National’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DSV	2.55%	9.45%	3.67%
Schneider National	1.73%	3.45%	2.12%

Risk & Volatility

DSV has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schneider National has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DSV beats Schneider National on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DSV

DSV A/S offers transport and logistics services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. It operates through three segments: Air & Sea, Road, and Solutions. The company provides air freight, air freight compliance and carrier, and rail freight services; sea freight, and sea freight compliance and carrier services, as well as freight containers. It also offers road freight services, such as part and full loads, groupage, specialized transport, express, and online and document handling services; and workshops. In addition, the company provides logistics solutions for automotive, technology, healthcare, energy, industrial, retail/ fashion, and chemical sectors; and inventory management solutions. Further, it offers special project transport services, such as industrial projects, renewable energy, government logistics, ship charter, and air charter services; and courier and warehousing services. The company was formerly known as DSV Panalpina A/S and changed its name to DSV A/S in September 2021. DSV A/S was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Hedehusene, Denmark.

About Schneider National

Schneider National, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through three segments: Truckload, Intermodal, and Logistics. The Truckload segment offers over the road freight transportation services primarily through dry van, bulk, temperature-controlled, and flat-bed trailers across either network or dedicated configurations. The Intermodal segment provides door-to-door container on flat car services through a combination of rail and dray transportation using company-owned containers, chassis, and trucks. The Logistics segment offers asset-light freight brokerage, supply chain, warehousing, and import/export services to manage and move its customers' freight. The company leases equipment, such as trucks to owner-operators; and provides insurance for the company drivers and owner-operators. Schneider National, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.