Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) Competitors

Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ:ECHO) and Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ECHO or EXPD?

Expeditors International of Washington has higher revenue and earnings than Echo Global Logistics. Echo Global Logistics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expeditors International of Washington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Echo Global Logistics	$2.51B	0.51	$15.83M	$2.18	22.13
Expeditors International of Washington	$9.30B	1.91	$752.88M	$4.72	26.58

Do analysts rate ECHO or EXPD?

Expeditors International of Washington has a consensus target price of $111.25, suggesting a potential downside of 11.33%. Given Echo Global Logistics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Expeditors International of Washington is more favorable than Echo Global Logistics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Echo Global Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Expeditors International of Washington	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78

Is ECHO or EXPD more profitable?

Expeditors International of Washington has a net margin of 7.81% compared to Expeditors International of Washington's net margin of 1.68%. Echo Global Logistics' return on equity of 28.89% beat Expeditors International of Washington's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Echo Global Logistics	1.68%	16.28%	6.58%
Expeditors International of Washington	7.81%	28.89%	15.34%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECHO or EXPD?

Echo Global Logistics received 36 more outperform votes than Expeditors International of Washington when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.65% of users gave Echo Global Logistics an outperform vote while only 50.07% of users gave Expeditors International of Washington an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Echo Global Logistics	Outperform Votes 413 56.65%	Underperform Votes 316 43.35%
Expeditors International of Washington	Outperform Votes 377 50.07%	Underperform Votes 376 49.93%

Does the media prefer ECHO or EXPD?

In the previous week, Expeditors International of Washington had 8 more articles in the media than Echo Global Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Expeditors International of Washington and 0 mentions for Echo Global Logistics. Echo Global Logistics' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Expeditors International of Washington's score of 0.20 indicating that Expeditors International of Washington is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Echo Global Logistics	Neutral
Expeditors International of Washington	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ECHO or EXPD?

Echo Global Logistics has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ECHO or EXPD?

91.6% of Echo Global Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Echo Global Logistics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Expeditors International of Washington beats Echo Global Logistics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.