ArcBest (ARCB) Competitors $79.24 -2.24 (-2.75%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.24 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 07:35 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 Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HUBG or ARCB? 46.8% of Hub Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hub Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HUBG or ARCB? 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 RatioHub Group$3.86B0.54$103.99M$1.7020.05ArcBest$4.18B0.43$173.96M$7.5610.48 Is HUBG or ARCB more profitable? ArcBest has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Hub Group's net margin of 2.69%. ArcBest's return on equity of 10.05% beat Hub Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hub Group2.69% 7.01% 4.10% ArcBest 4.37%10.05%5.35% Which has more volatility & risk, HUBG or ARCB? Hub Group has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HUBG or ARCB a better dividend stock? Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hub Group pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 6.3% 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. Does the media prefer HUBG or ARCB? In the previous week, ArcBest had 3 more articles in the media than Hub Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for ArcBest and 9 mentions for Hub Group. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat ArcBest's score of 0.78 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hub Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ArcBest 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer HUBG or ARCB? Hub Group currently has a consensus price target of $42.01, indicating a potential upside of 23.28%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $93.17, indicating a potential upside of 17.58%. Given Hub Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hub Group is more favorable than ArcBest.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hub Group 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55ArcBest 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 SummaryArcBest beats Hub Group on 11 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$1.87B$7.13B$7.37B$9.30BDividend Yield0.59%1.22%922.81%4.03%P/E Ratio10.4831.9712.9719.71Price / Sales0.431.53428.6494.61Price / Cash6.3810.007.4757.93Price / Book1.413.492.125.54Net Income$173.96M$167.24M$574.43M$257.73M7 Day Performance-4.48%-4.12%0.59%0.95%1 Month Performance16.36%5.37%3.44%10.68%1 Year Performance-33.06%-7.94%3.17%15.67% ArcBest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARCBArcBest4.847 of 5 stars$79.24-2.7%$93.17+17.6%-29.0%$1.87B$4.18B10.4814,000HUBGHub Group4.1602 of 5 stars$34.80-2.7%$43.51+25.0%-21.3%$2.13B$3.95B20.476,500JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.2717 of 5 stars$149.56-2.2%$163.19+9.1%-8.4%$14.83B$12.09B27.1433,646Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastLSTRLandstar System4.61 of 5 stars$142.54-2.3%$151.50+6.3%-22.5%$4.98B$4.82B28.231,441News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeODFLOld Dominion Freight Line3.5066 of 5 stars$164.31-3.9%$175.05+6.5%-12.9%$34.72B$5.81B30.8321,895SAIASaia3.3473 of 5 stars$285.89-3.0%$335.42+17.3%-35.6%$7.61B$3.21B23.8415,300Positive NewsKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.1383 of 5 stars$46.18-2.6%$53.25+15.3%-6.3%$7.48B$7.41B49.1335,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSNDRSchneider National4.1314 of 5 stars$25.34-1.2%$27.00+6.6%+6.5%$4.44B$5.29B36.2019,400TFIITFI International4.4502 of 5 stars$91.00-3.2%$121.50+33.5%-39.9%$7.60B$8.40B19.9127,205Analyst RevisionXPOXPO4.2429 of 5 stars$129.69-1.8%$138.21+6.6%+23.6%$15.28B$8.07B39.9038,000Analyst ForecastGXOGXO Logistics3.4506 of 5 stars$49.84-2.4%$55.43+11.2%-0.9%$5.70B$12.23B80.39152,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hub Group Competitors J.B. 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