EXPD vs. FDX, RKLB, XPO, CHRW, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, UPS, and CSX
Should you be buying Expeditors International of Washington stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Expeditors International of Washington include FedEx (FDX), Rocket Lab (RKLB), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), and CSX (CSX).
Expeditors International of Washington vs. Its Competitors
Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) and FedEx (NYSE:FDX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.
Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FedEx has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Expeditors International of Washington has a net margin of 7.64% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.65%. Expeditors International of Washington's return on equity of 36.16% beat FedEx's return on equity.
FedEx has higher revenue and earnings than Expeditors International of Washington. FedEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expeditors International of Washington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, FedEx had 29 more articles in the media than Expeditors International of Washington. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for FedEx and 19 mentions for Expeditors International of Washington. Expeditors International of Washington's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat FedEx's score of 0.51 indicating that Expeditors International of Washington is being referred to more favorably in the media.
94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of FedEx shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of FedEx shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Expeditors International of Washington pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Expeditors International of Washington pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FedEx pays out 36.4% 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. Expeditors International of Washington has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and FedEx has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Expeditors International of Washington currently has a consensus target price of $114.22, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. FedEx has a consensus target price of $283.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.41%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than Expeditors International of Washington.
Summary
FedEx beats Expeditors International of Washington on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:EXPD) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
