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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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

ArcBest currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.21%. Hub Group has a consensus price target of $40.35, suggesting a potential upside of 10.18%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Hub Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ArcBest
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Hub Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ArcBest3.90% 8.67% 4.66%
Hub Group 2.65%6.81%4.06%

In the previous week, Hub Group had 3 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hub Group and 9 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Hub Group's score of 1.26 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ArcBest
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Hub Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ArcBest$4.18B0.41$173.96M$6.7211.14
Hub Group$3.95B0.57$103.99M$1.6522.19

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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.

Summary

ArcBest beats Hub Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HUBG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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HUBG vs. The Competition

MetricHub GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.29B$5.80B$7.47B$9.74B
Dividend Yield1.33%2.32%949.32%4.09%
P/E Ratio22.1910.9514.5125.84
Price / Sales0.571.03477.54102.74
Price / Cash7.4211.238.0628.79
Price / Book1.332.882.195.99
Net Income$103.99M$184.49M$571.12M$265.29M
7 Day Performance1.19%1.41%1.53%4.07%
1 Month Performance1.44%-3.12%-0.15%0.93%
1 Year Performance-16.70%-7.18%4.65%18.21%

Hub Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUBG
Hub Group
4.3483 of 5 stars
$36.62
-2.3%
$40.35
+10.2%
-16.2%$2.29B$3.95B22.196,500Positive News
ARCB
ArcBest
4.883 of 5 stars
$71.83
+0.5%
$90.00
+25.3%
-32.6%$1.62B$4.05B10.6914,000
HTLD
Heartland Express
4.1059 of 5 stars
$7.92
-4.5%
$9.70
+22.5%
-30.5%$641.71M$1.05B-17.225,700Positive News
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.8181 of 5 stars
$142.52
-0.6%
$164.90
+15.7%
-19.3%$13.89B$12.09B25.9133,646News Coverage
Positive News
LSTR
Landstar System
4.4756 of 5 stars
$128.75
-0.3%
$145.17
+12.8%
-29.5%$4.47B$4.82B26.991,441Positive News
MRTN
Marten Transport
3.8628 of 5 stars
$11.83
-0.8%
$19.00
+60.6%
-31.6%$971.72M$963.71M45.503,776News Coverage
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
3.9446 of 5 stars
$150.46
-0.4%
$167.62
+11.4%
-23.7%$31.76B$5.81B29.3921,895Analyst Revision
WERN
Werner Enterprises
3.5899 of 5 stars
$27.88
-0.5%
$30.50
+9.4%
-23.4%$1.68B$3.03B32.429,287Positive News
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.8701 of 5 stars
$42.31
-0.4%
$53.88
+27.3%
-19.7%$6.90B$7.41B41.4835,300Positive News
R
Ryder System
4.4474 of 5 stars
$178.86
-0.6%
$186.50
+4.3%
+29.3%$7.34B$12.64B15.2150,700Positive News
SNDR
Schneider National
4.5667 of 5 stars
$24.42
-0.1%
$27.29
+11.8%
-9.1%$4.29B$5.29B34.8819,400News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:HUBG) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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