HUBG vs. ARCB, HTLD, JBHT, LSTR, MRTN, ODFL, WERN, KNX, R, and SNDR
Should you be buying Hub Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hub Group include ArcBest (ARCB), Heartland Express (HTLD), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Marten Transport (MRTN), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), and Schneider National (SNDR). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Hub Group vs. Its Competitors
ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Hub Group had 3 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hub Group and 2 mentions for ArcBest. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat ArcBest's score of 0.56 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hub Group pays out 30.3% 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.
ArcBest has higher revenue and earnings than Hub Group. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $89.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.71%. Hub Group has a consensus target price of $40.35, suggesting a potential upside of 13.21%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Hub Group.
ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Hub Group's net margin of 2.65%. ArcBest's return on equity of 8.67% beat Hub Group's return on equity.
99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ArcBest beats Hub Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:HUBG) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
