UHAL vs. ZTO: U-Haul vs. ZTO Express (Cayman) Stock Comparison

Company Profile

U-Haul (UHAL) and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) both fall under the Transportation industry group, but UHAL is classified in Ground Transportation while ZTO is classified in Air Freight & Logistics.

U-Haul (UHAL) trades as ordinary local shares, while ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk Metrics

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) reports a negative beta of -0.18, suggesting inverse market sensitivity over the measurement window. That is uncommon for ordinary equities and can reflect commodity-linked or hedge-like exposure, but it can also come from statistical noise. U-Haul (UHAL) has a non-negative beta of 1.06.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 16.28% is around its peer norm for ROE, while U-Haul (UHAL) at 1.23% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker returns on shareholders’ equity.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 19.04% keeps about the industry-typical share of revenue as profit, while U-Haul (UHAL) at 1.54% retains only a bottom-quartile share.

Both U-Haul (UHAL) at 14.92% and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 22.19% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 10.88% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while U-Haul (UHAL) at 3.59% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for ZTO.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 4.58% is around its peer norm for EPS growth, while U-Haul (UHAL) at -85.80% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker earnings momentum.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

U-Haul (UHAL) at 1.02 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 1.67 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Both U-Haul (UHAL) at 1.07 and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 0.35 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

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Dividends

U-Haul (UHAL) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) reports a yield of 12.89%, ranking against industry peers normally.

U-Haul (UHAL) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) reports a payout of 38.36%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 11.37 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while U-Haul (UHAL) at 183.03 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for UHAL’s trailing earnings.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 0.29 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while U-Haul (UHAL) at 1.79 prices around its industry’s middle — ZTO costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

On P/B ratio, both U-Haul (UHAL) at 1.40 and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 1.66 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

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