Head-To-Head Comparison: Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) versus Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB)

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Grab and Covenant Logistics Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grab	15.97%	8.83%	4.92%
Covenant Logistics Group	0.31%	9.14%	3.68%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Grab and Covenant Logistics Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$3.37 billion	3.70	$268.00 million	$0.06	50.67
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.16 billion	0.77	$7.24 million	$0.11	320.36

Grab has higher revenue and earnings than Covenant Logistics Group. Grab 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Grab and Covenant Logistics Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	1	1	8	1	2.82
Covenant Logistics Group	0	2	4	1	2.86

Grab currently has a consensus price target of $6.01, indicating a potential upside of 97.55%. Covenant Logistics Group has a consensus price target of $51.80, indicating a potential upside of 46.99%. Given Grab’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than Covenant Logistics Group.

Risk and Volatility

Grab has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Covenant Logistics Group

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides transportation and logistics services in the United States. It operates through four segments: Expedited, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Warehousing. The Expedited segment primarily provides truckload services with high service freight and delivery standards, such as 1,000 miles in 22 hours or 15-minute delivery windows. The Dedicated segment provides customers with committed truckload capacity over contracted periods using equipment either owned or leased by the company. The Managed Freight segment offers brokerage services, including logistics capacity by outsourcing the carriage of customers’ freight to third parties; and transport management services, such as logistics services on a contractual basis to customers who prefer to outsource their logistics needs. The Warehousing segment provides day-to-day warehouse management services to customers. The segment also provides shuttle and switching services to shuttling containers and trailers. The company also engages in used equipment sales and leasing business. It serves transportation companies, such as parcel freight forwarders, less-than-truckload carriers, and third-party logistics providers; and traditional truckload customers, including manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage shippers. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 2,291 tractors and 5,331 trailers. The company was formerly known as Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. and changed its name to Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. in July 2020. Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.