Reviewing Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY)

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Union Pacific and DSV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Union Pacific	28.85%	38.46%	10.45%
DSV	2.41%	9.38%	3.79%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Union Pacific and DSV, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Union Pacific	0	6	14	2	2.82
DSV	1	0	3	0	2.50

Union Pacific presently has a consensus price target of $320.89, suggesting a potential upside of 6.51%. Given Union Pacific’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Union Pacific is more favorable than DSV.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

80.4% of Union Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of DSV shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Union Pacific 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.

Risk & Volatility

Union Pacific has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DSV has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Union Pacific	$24.51 billion	7.30	$7.14 billion	$12.35	24.40
DSV	$37.45 billion	1.35	$1.23 billion	$3.29	31.96

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

Summary

Union Pacific beats DSV on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. The company offers transportation services for grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables to grain processors, animal feeders, ethanol producers, renewable biofuel producers, and other agricultural users; and construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, specialized products, metals and ores, petroleum, liquid petroleum gases, soda ash, and sand, as well as finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers. Union Pacific Corporation was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

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.