FRP (FRPH) Competitors

FRP (NASDAQ:FRPH) and Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, FRPH or WERN?

FRP has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FRPH or WERN?

Werner Enterprises received 183 more outperform votes than FRP when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.79% of users gave FRP an outperform vote while only 48.67% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FRP	Outperform Votes 273 63.79%	Underperform Votes 155 36.21%
Werner Enterprises	Outperform Votes 456 48.67%	Underperform Votes 481 51.33%

Is FRPH or WERN more profitable?

FRP has a net margin of 18.35% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.13%. Werner Enterprises' return on equity of 2.27% beat FRP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FRP	18.35%	1.67%	1.06%
Werner Enterprises	1.13%	2.27%	1.08%

Does the media prefer FRPH or WERN?

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 30 more articles in the media than FRP. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 6 mentions for FRP. FRP's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Werner Enterprises' score of 0.01 indicating that FRP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FRP	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Werner Enterprises	6 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate FRPH or WERN?

Werner Enterprises has a consensus price target of $29.92, suggesting a potential upside of 14.26%. Given Werner Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Werner Enterprises is more favorable than FRP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FRP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Werner Enterprises	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.85

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FRPH or WERN?

45.4% of FRP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of FRP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are held 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FRPH or WERN?

Werner Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than FRP. FRP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Werner Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FRP	$41.77M	12.75	$5.30M	$0.34	82.09
Werner Enterprises	$3.03B	0.53	$34.23M	$0.29	90.31

Summary

Werner Enterprises beats FRP on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.