HUBG vs. ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, UPS, FDX, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, RKLB, and BCO
Should you be buying Hub Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hub Group include Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), and Brink's (BCO).
Hub Group vs.
Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ:ATSG) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Hub Group received 193 more outperform votes than Air Transport Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.75% of users gave Hub Group an outperform vote while only 50.72% of users gave Air Transport Services Group an outperform vote.
Hub Group presently has a consensus price target of $43.68, suggesting a potential upside of 28.78%. Air Transport Services Group has a consensus price target of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.80%. Given Hub Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hub Group is more favorable than Air Transport Services Group.
Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than Air Transport Services Group. Hub Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Transport Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Hub Group had 8 more articles in the media than Air Transport Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hub Group and 0 mentions for Air Transport Services Group. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Air Transport Services Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hub Group has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Transport Services Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Air Transport Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Air Transport Services Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hub Group has a net margin of 2.64% compared to Air Transport Services Group's net margin of -0.12%. Hub Group's return on equity of 7.10% beat Air Transport Services Group's return on equity.
Summary
Hub Group beats Air Transport Services Group on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HUBG) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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