Hub Group (HUBG) Competitors

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HUBG or ARCB?

46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HUBG or ARCB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hub Group	$3.86B	0.54	$103.99M	$1.70	20.02
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.43	$173.96M	$7.56	10.42

Is HUBG or ARCB a better dividend stock?

Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hub Group pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 6.3% 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.

Do analysts prefer HUBG or ARCB?

Hub Group presently has a consensus price target of $42.01, indicating a potential upside of 23.46%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $93.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.22%. Given Hub Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hub Group is more favorable than ArcBest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hub Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
ArcBest	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Is HUBG or ARCB more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Hub Group's net margin of 2.69%. ArcBest's return on equity of 10.05% beat Hub Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hub Group	2.69%	7.01%	4.10%
ArcBest	4.37%	10.05%	5.35%

Which has more volatility and risk, HUBG or ARCB?

Hub Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HUBG or ARCB?

In the previous week, ArcBest had 2 more articles in the media than Hub Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ArcBest and 8 mentions for Hub Group. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat ArcBest's score of 0.71 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hub Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcBest	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ArcBest beats Hub Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.