CSX (CSX) Competitors $32.85 +0.80 (+2.50%) Closing price 09/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.72 -0.13 (-0.41%) As of 05:39 AM 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 CSX vs. JBHT, TSLA, UAL, CNI, CP, DAL, GATX, NSC, UNP, and ENBShould you be buying CSX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CSX include J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Tesla (TSLA), United Airlines (UAL), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Delta Air Lines (DAL), GATX (GATX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), and Enbridge (ENB). CSX vs. Its Competitors J.B. Hunt Transport Services Tesla United Airlines Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City Delta Air Lines GATX Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Enbridge CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CSX or JBHT? 73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CSX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CSX or JBHT more profitable? CSX has a net margin of 21.92% compared to J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margin of 4.59%. CSX's return on equity of 25.48% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CSX21.92% 25.48% 7.41% J.B. Hunt Transport Services 4.59%14.26%6.69% Do analysts recommend CSX or JBHT? CSX presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $165.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.65%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than CSX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73J.B. Hunt Transport Services 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CSX or JBHT? CSX has higher revenue and earnings than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. CSX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCSX$14.54B4.21$3.47B$1.6220.28J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.06B1.13$570.89M$5.5025.72 Is CSX or JBHT a better dividend stock? CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. CSX pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 32.0% 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. CSX has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and J.B. Hunt Transport Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, CSX or JBHT? CSX has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CSX or JBHT? In the previous week, CSX had 22 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for CSX and 21 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat CSX's score of 1.10 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CSX 31 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive J.B. Hunt Transport Services 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCSX beats J.B. Hunt Transport Services on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CSX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 CSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCSXTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$59.75B$43.93B$7.19B$10.07BDividend Yield1.62%1.80%949.04%4.62%P/E Ratio20.2812.0613.8126.20Price / Sales4.214.93456.0891.87Price / Cash11.4521.527.9259.91Price / Book4.992.742.236.28Net Income$3.47B$2.47B$562.43M$270.85M7 Day Performance0.98%-0.52%1.30%3.58%1 Month Performance-8.29%-0.92%4.85%6.67%1 Year Performance-1.79%0.78%11.78%27.73% CSX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSXCSX4.4025 of 5 stars$32.85+2.5%$37.00+12.6%-1.4%$59.75B$14.54B20.2823,500Trending NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8484 of 5 stars$144.99+0.7%$164.90+13.7%-16.4%$14.04B$12.09B26.3633,646Positive NewsTSLATesla4.2164 of 5 stars$333.87-3.5%$303.31-9.2%+61.7%$1.08T$92.72B192.99125,665Trending NewsInsider TradeUALUnited Airlines4.1919 of 5 stars$105.00-0.1%$111.43+6.1%+125.6%$33.99B$57.99B10.52107,300Positive NewsCNICanadian National Railway4.5397 of 5 stars$96.85+0.8%$118.36+22.2%-19.4%$60.46B$17.14B18.6225,428Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.6332 of 5 stars$76.23-0.1%$92.30+21.1%-12.1%$69.64B$14.92B23.7519,797Positive NewsDALDelta Air Lines4.6596 of 5 stars$61.84-0.2%$66.21+7.1%+36.6%$40.38B$61.93B8.96100,000Trending NewsGATXGATX2.2153 of 5 stars$168.42-1.0%$177.67+5.5%+28.9%$6.00B$1.59B19.272,150Positive NewsNSCNorfolk Southern3.908 of 5 stars$279.88+0.7%$285.15+1.9%+7.9%$62.87B$12.12B18.9119,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↑UNPUnion Pacific4.8329 of 5 stars$223.56+0.5%$258.21+15.5%-12.7%$132.58B$24.25B19.4232,439Positive NewsENBEnbridge3.8963 of 5 stars$48.39+1.2%$60.50+25.0%+21.2%$105.51B$38.22B23.8414,500Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JBHT Competitors TSLA Competitors UAL Competitors CNI Competitors CP Competitors DAL Competitors GATX Competitors NSC Competitors UNP Competitors ENB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSX) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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