FDX vs. UPS, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, HUBG, RKLB, ATSG, PKOH, FWRD, and AIRT
Should you be buying FedEx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FedEx include United Parcel Service (UPS), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Park-Ohio (PKOH), Forward Air (FWRD), and Air T (AIRT).
FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
FedEx received 746 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.14% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.99% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.
In the previous week, FedEx had 20 more articles in the media than United Parcel Service. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for FedEx and 11 mentions for United Parcel Service. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat FedEx's score of 0.40 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. FedEx pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than FedEx. FedEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Parcel Service, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
FedEx has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FedEx currently has a consensus target price of $300.74, suggesting a potential upside of 21.74%. United Parcel Service has a consensus target price of $165.23, suggesting a potential upside of 19.57%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than United Parcel Service.
United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.60% compared to FedEx's net margin of 5.02%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 37.42% beat FedEx's return on equity.
84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of FedEx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
FedEx beats United Parcel Service on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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