UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH)
Industrials · trucking & logistics · NASDAQ
A North American transportation and logistics provider specialized in contract-based supply chain services and intermodal freight with a focus on automotive and industrial customers.
What UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC does
Universal Logistics Holdings provides customized transportation and logistics solutions, including contract logistics (value-added and dedicated services), intermodal drayage, and trucking. The company serves customers in the automotive, industrial, retail, consumer goods, energy, and metals sectors across North America. Its operations are characterized by a flexible model utilizing both company-managed facilities and a network of agents and owner-operators.
Recent developments
In Q2 2026, the company recorded a $45.3 million gain from the sale of real estate in New Jersey, partially offset by legal charges and impairment charges related to inactive tractor equipment. Management reported improved execution in contract logistics and trucking while noting the intermodal segment remains in a recovery phase.
From UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC's filing of 2026-08-13.
Themes: supply chain management, contract logistics / dedicated transportation, intermodal logistics, automotive supply chain, freight brokerage
Fundamentals
- Price$17.35 as of 2026-10-09 close
- Market cap$457M as of 2026-08-07 (share count; price 2026-10-09)
- 1-year return-17.7% 2025-10-09 close $21.08 → 2026-10-09 close $17.35
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-6.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-18.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.23 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)-8.3% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-8.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.46 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-07-31 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.5%; 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How ULH compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginbottom 25% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitybottom 10% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. ULH paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC looks technically
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) is trading 0.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 23 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 13 trading days ago. It is 32.8% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +0.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $18.28 | $18.28 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $17.24 | $17.24 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 39 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 39 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 20.45. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 23 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 23 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 0.6% above | +0.7% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($15.70 to $18.52) — its "stochastic" reading is 59 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 58.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $25.80 | $25.80 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 32.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -32.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 47.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +47.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 32.8% below its highest point of the past year | 32.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 13 trading days ago | 13 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 45 trading days ago | 45 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $53.29 (set on 2024-11-06) | $53.29 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($12.18 to $24.82), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 41% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $19.99 to $20.40. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. Worth noting that the whole move happened in 19 days, so it is a narrow thing to be measuring a retracement against. | 40.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 67.4% below its all-time high | -67.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 6.0% below a resistance level at $18.38 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-10-14, most recently on 2026-10-02. Since 2024-10-09 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 13 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +6.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.07 (set on 2009-03-05) | $10.07 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 72.3% above its all-time low | +72.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 82% of it) | 18th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.9425 between its high and its low — about 5.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.9425 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $15.97 and $19.05 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $15.97 – $17.51 – $19.05 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (0.7% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest | 2.27× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-09 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 5.4% above the previous close 48 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 13.38 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +5.4% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap down opened on 2026-10-07 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 7.1 percentage points (the stock lost 5.0% while the market gained 2.1%) | -7.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 20.4 percentage points (the stock gained 23.9% while the market gained 3.6%) | +20.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 36.9 percentage points (the stock lost 22.4% while the market gained 14.5%) | -36.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 33.7 percentage points (the stock lost 17.7% while the market gained 16.0%) | -33.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-02 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.4% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $17.18 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 188 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-31 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $18.02 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 50 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ULH last closed at $17.35 on 2026-10-09. Since 2024-10-09 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 13 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $18.38 | Resistance | 6.0% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-14 to 2026-10-02 |
| $19.31 | Resistance | 11.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-15 to 2026-09-17 |
| $15.23 | Support | 12.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-28 to 2026-02-12 |
| $14.40 | Support | 17.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-23 to 2026-02-24 |
| $20.56 | Resistance | 18.5% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-29 to 2026-08-31 |
| $13.32 | Support | 23.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-12 to 2026-07-15 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $20.45.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 24 trading days, since 2026-09-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-09.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Unusually heavy trading volume · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-09. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$16.00 range $16.00 – $16.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ULH
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.32 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.32, on 2026-09-01, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to legal claims and large jury verdicts, including potential liability for third-party carriers following recent Supreme Court rulings on broker liability.","Sensitivity to macroeconomic cycles, particularly automotive production volumes and industrial production levels.","Operational reliance on a network of independent agents and owner-operators to maintain a flexible cost structure."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for ULH — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
3 institutional 13F filers reported holding ULH as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 3
- Reported shares held 4,643,098
- Reported value $68,732,722
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ULH had 360,766 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ULH had 1.37% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 9.39 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 360,766
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.37%
- Prior settlement (shares) 405,118
- Reported change -10.95%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.39
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
- Schneider National (SNDR)
- Landstar System (LSTR)
- Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX)
- Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) do?
Universal Logistics Holdings provides customized transportation and logistics solutions, including contract logistics (value-added and dedicated services), intermodal drayage, and trucking. The company serves customers in the automotive, industrial, retail, consumer goods, energy, and metals sectors across North America. Its operations are characterized by a flexible model utilizing both company-managed facilities and a network of agents and owner-operators.
What sector is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) in?
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is trucking & logistics. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does ULH pay a dividend?
Yes — UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.49% and 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC's (ULH) competitors?
Notable peers of UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) include J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Schneider National, Landstar System, Knight-Swift Transportation and Old Dominion Freight Line. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) overbought or oversold right now?
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC (ULH) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-09). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ULH come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.