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UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. ULH

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 2005-02-11

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. (ULH) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.70% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.6B at a -6.4% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade D
3/9
Piotroski F — financial health
1.4
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
1.8%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout -11.1%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
6 7 6 5 7 8 8 5 2 3 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$19.64 as of 2026-08-12 · -16.2% 1y
$13.38$24.0852-wk
Market cap USD$410M
Dividend yield 5y avg1.8%
Net margin 5y avg3.8%
Return on equity 5y avg16.2%
Beta0.68
Employees10,525

Analyst price target

$17.00 -13.4% vs last
· 1 analysts
target range $17.00 – $17.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 18%
Net marginstronger than 24%
Return on equitystronger than 19%
Revenue growthstronger than 9%

Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.037
Retained earnings / assets0.289
EBIT / assets-0.036
Equity / liabilities0.439

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About UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. provides customized transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Colombia. It operates through three segments: Contract Logistics, Intermodal, and Trucking. The Contract Logistics segment offers value-added and dedicated transportation services to support inbound logistics and industrial manufacturers and major retailers, including material handling, consolidation, sequencing, sub-assembly, cross-dock services, kitting, repacking, warehousing, returnable container management, and rail lift services. This segment also provides dedicated services which involve short-haul or round-trip moves within a defined geographic area provided through a network of union and non-union employee drivers, owner-operators, and contract drivers. The Intermodal segment offers local and regional drayage services through company-managed terminals using a combination of owner-operators, company equipment, and third-party capacity providers comprising steamship-truck, rail-truck, and support services. The Trucking segment engages in dry van, flatbed, heavy-haul and refrigerated operations for transporting various general commodities, such as automotive parts, machinery, building materials, paper, food, consumer goods, furniture, steel, other metals, and other industrial and consumer goods. The company is also involved in brokerage activities, as well as provision of support services. It serves automotive, retail and consumer goods, metals, and energy and manufacturing industries. 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 1981 and is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

FAQ

Is ULH financially healthy?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.

Does ULH pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 2.70% with a -11.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is ULH?

In FY2025, UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. had a net margin of -6.4% and a return on equity of -18.5%.

Is ULH overvalued or undervalued?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. trades at about 4.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.6×–23.5×, median 11.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for ULH?

The average Wall-Street price target for UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. is $17.00, about 13.4% below the recent price, from 1 analysts.

Is ULH a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a dividend yield of 2.70%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.