Stock of the Day

August 4, 2023

Universal Logistics (ULH)

$14.29
-$0.45 (-3.1%)
Market Cap: $388.69M

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.

Today's Trend

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULH) saw its share price retreat after Q2 2025 results showed a double-digit revenue decline and earnings below forecasts. Management hosted an earnings call to discuss the outlook, while also announcing a quarterly dividend to shareholders.

Key developments affecting the stock include:

  • Universal Logistics declared a quarterly dividend of $0.105 per share, representing an annualized payout of $0.42 and a yield of 1.39%.
  • Management held the Q2 2025 earnings call on July 25 to review performance and provide forward guidance. SA Transcript
  • Analysts previewed the Q2 report, noting potential volume headwinds and pricing pressures. Yahoo Finance Preview
  • A separate Yahoo Finance preview highlighted key metrics to watch in the upcoming earnings release. Yahoo Finance What to Look For
  • Media reports reminded investors that ULH was set to report Q2 results the following day. MSN Preview
  • Short interest remained negligible with a ratio of 0.0 days, indicating limited bearish positioning in ULH.
  • Q2 operating revenues of $393.8 million missed the consensus $398.5 million estimate, marking a 14.8% year-over-year decline. MSN Earnings
  • Second-quarter EPS of $0.32 fell $0.02 short of the Zacks consensus and plunged from $1.17 a year ago. Zacks News
  • Consolidated net income dropped to $8.3 million with operating income of $19.9 million, both down sharply year-over-year. PR Newswire
  • GuruFocus reported that Q2 revenue of $393.8 million and EPS of $0.32 both missed analyst forecasts. GuruFocus
  • MarketBeat highlighted a net margin decline to 4.81% and ROE of 13.18% amid lower revenue and earnings. MarketBeat Press Release
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