FRP (FRPH) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate FRPH or WERN?

Werner Enterprises has a consensus price target of $27.57, suggesting a potential downside of 2.75%. Given Werner Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Werner Enterprises is more favorable than FRP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FRP	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Werner Enterprises	7 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69

Does the media refer more to FRPH or WERN?

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 5 more articles in the media than FRP. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 3 mentions for FRP. Werner Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat FRP's score of 0.31 indicating that Werner Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FRP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Werner Enterprises	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, FRPH or WERN?

Werner Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than FRP. Werner Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FRP, 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	$42.32M	11.37	$6.39M	$0.28	89.89
Werner Enterprises	$3.03B	0.56	$34.23M	$0.86	32.97

Is FRPH or WERN more profitable?

FRP has a net margin of 12.59% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.77%. FRP's return on equity of 1.15% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FRP	12.59%	1.15%	0.74%
Werner Enterprises	1.77%	0.92%	0.44%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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. 24.1% of FRP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, FRPH or WERN?

FRP has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% 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.

Summary

Werner Enterprises beats FRP on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.