CSX (CSX) Competitors $35.53 -0.39 (-1.09%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.50 -0.03 (-0.08%) As of 07:36 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 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Is CSX or JBHT a better dividend stock? CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. CSX pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 30.5% 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 raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CSX or JBHT? 73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CSX or JBHT? In the previous week, CSX had 21 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for CSX and 32 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat CSX's score of 0.47 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral J.B. Hunt Transport Services 19 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CSX or JBHT? CSX currently has a consensus target price of $39.09, suggesting a potential upside of 10.01%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus target price of $166.30, suggesting a potential downside of 0.26%. Given CSX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CSX is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80J.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 more volatility & risk, CSX or JBHT? CSX has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$14.54B4.55$3.47B$1.5323.22J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.09B1.34$570.89M$5.7728.90 Is CSX or JBHT more profitable? CSX has a net margin of 20.55% compared to J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margin of 4.75%. CSX's return on equity of 24.95% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CSX20.55% 24.95% 7.22% J.B. Hunt Transport Services 4.75%15.16%6.96% SummaryCSX beats J.B. Hunt Transport Services on 12 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$66.89B$45.82B$7.21B$10.60BDividend Yield1.45%1.76%471.62%4.86%P/E Ratio23.2211.2714.3224.06Price / Sales4.555.83521.43128.87Price / Cash12.8421.897.8760.64Price / Book5.192.822.326.53Net Income$3.47B$2.47B$558.42M$276.75M7 Day Performance-1.28%0.60%-0.57%0.20%1 Month Performance4.29%2.63%-2.76%1.67%1 Year Performance5.78%5.28%13.64%32.73% CSX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSXCSX4.7663 of 5 stars$35.53-1.1%$39.09+10.0%+6.1%$66.89B$14.54B23.2223,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.3327 of 5 stars$138.12+0.8%$159.67+15.6%-4.0%$13.37B$12.09B25.1133,646Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementTSLATesla4.3638 of 5 stars$435.90+5.4%$363.03-16.7%+101.4%$1.45T$97.69B251.97125,665Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownUALUnited Airlines4.9443 of 5 stars$99.25+2.7%$120.64+21.6%+29.2%$32.13B$57.99B9.94107,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCNICanadian National Railway4.5485 of 5 stars$96.15+1.8%$113.90+18.5%-14.3%$59.69B$12.44B18.4925,428Short Interest ↓CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.1638 of 5 stars$76.11+1.6%$91.38+20.1%-3.9%$69.02B$10.62B23.7119,797Upcoming EarningsDALDelta Air Lines4.9006 of 5 stars$58.68+2.1%$70.31+19.8%+9.6%$38.32B$61.64B8.27100,000Positive NewsInsider TradeGATXGATX3.5008 of 5 stars$170.87+1.0%$183.50+7.4%+17.7%$6.08B$1.59B19.552,150News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNSCNorfolk Southern3.8041 of 5 stars$289.87+0.5%$293.80+1.4%+10.8%$65.11B$12.12B19.5919,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑UNPUnion Pacific4.8144 of 5 stars$225.81+0.2%$261.58+15.8%-6.7%$133.93B$24.25B19.6232,439Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastENBEnbridge4.0197 of 5 stars$47.74+0.1%$60.50+26.7%+15.1%$104.10B$38.22B23.5114,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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