ArcBest (ARCB) Competitors $74.87 -2.22 (-2.88%) Closing price 08/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.90 +0.03 (+0.04%) As of 08/25/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ARCB vs. HUBG, JBHT, LSTR, ODFL, SAIA, KNX, SNDR, TFII, XPO, and GXOShould you be buying ArcBest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ArcBest include Hub Group (HUBG), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Saia (SAIA), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Schneider National (SNDR), TFI International (TFII), XPO (XPO), and GXO Logistics (GXO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. ArcBest vs. Its Competitors Hub Group J.B. Hunt Transport Services Landstar System Old Dominion Freight Line Saia Knight-Swift Transportation Schneider National TFI International XPO GXO Logistics ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts prefer ARCB or HUBG? ArcBest currently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.21%. Hub Group has a consensus target price of $40.35, suggesting a potential upside of 10.18%. Given ArcBest's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Hub Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ArcBest 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Hub Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is ARCB or HUBG more profitable? ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Hub Group's net margin of 2.65%. ArcBest's return on equity of 8.67% beat Hub Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ArcBest3.90% 8.67% 4.66% Hub Group 2.65%6.81%4.06% Does the media refer more to ARCB or HUBG? In the previous week, Hub Group had 4 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hub Group and 8 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Hub Group's score of 1.26 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ArcBest 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Hub Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARCB or HUBG? ArcBest has higher revenue and earnings than Hub Group. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcBest$4.18B0.41$173.96M$6.7211.14Hub Group$3.95B0.57$103.99M$1.6522.19 Which has more risk and volatility, ARCB or HUBG? ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ARCB or HUBG a better dividend stock? ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hub Group pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARCB or HUBG? 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryArcBest beats Hub Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ArcBest News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARCB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ARCB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARCB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArcBestTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.75B$7.02B$7.47B$9.74BDividend Yield0.62%1.25%949.32%4.08%P/E Ratio11.1429.3214.5125.84Price / Sales0.411.52474.92103.25Price / Cash6.049.908.0628.79Price / Book1.333.532.195.99Net Income$173.96M$167.24M$571.12M$265.29M7 Day Performance2.28%0.92%1.52%3.87%1 Month Performance-13.15%-4.90%-0.16%0.75%1 Year Performance-31.04%-12.11%4.64%18.20% ArcBest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARCBArcBest4.883 of 5 stars$74.87-2.9%$90.00+20.2%-32.6%$1.75B$4.18B11.1414,000HUBGHub Group4.3481 of 5 stars$35.55+0.2%$40.35+13.5%-16.2%$2.17B$3.95B21.556,500Positive NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8181 of 5 stars$142.52-0.6%$164.90+15.7%-19.3%$13.89B$12.09B25.9133,646News CoveragePositive NewsLSTRLandstar System4.4756 of 5 stars$128.75-0.3%$145.17+12.8%-29.5%$4.47B$4.82B26.991,441Positive NewsODFLOld Dominion Freight Line3.9446 of 5 stars$150.46-0.4%$167.62+11.4%-23.7%$31.76B$5.81B29.3921,895Analyst RevisionSAIASaia2.8535 of 5 stars$295.74-1.2%$347.16+17.4%-23.3%$7.97B$3.21B27.3115,300Positive NewsKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.8703 of 5 stars$42.31-0.4%$53.88+27.3%-19.7%$6.90B$7.41B41.4835,300Positive NewsSNDRSchneider National4.5667 of 5 stars$24.42-0.1%$27.29+11.8%-9.1%$4.29B$5.29B32.6019,400News CoverageTFIITFI International4.4261 of 5 stars$91.08+0.5%$117.13+28.6%-37.0%$7.48B$8.40B18.5427,205Positive NewsXPOXPO3.632 of 5 stars$128.14+0.6%$138.00+7.7%+7.7%$15.00B$8.07B44.3438,000Positive NewsGXOGXO Logistics3.3929 of 5 stars$52.97+0.8%$59.50+12.3%+6.4%$6.02B$11.71B19.83152,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hub Group Competitors J.B. 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