Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Competitors

J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Old Dominion Freight Line pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Dominion Freight Line pays out 22.4% 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. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Old Dominion Freight Line has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus price target of $286.30, suggesting a potential upside of 6.62%. Old Dominion Freight Line has a consensus price target of $226.55, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Old Dominion Freight Line.

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 19.44% compared to J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margin of 5.31%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 24.87% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.

In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line had 5 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line and 5 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Old Dominion Freight Line's score of 1.03 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Old Dominion Freight Line has lower revenue, but higher earnings than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Dominion Freight Line, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Old Dominion Freight Line currently has a consensus price target of $226.55, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Landstar System has a consensus price target of $196.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.11%. Given Landstar System's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Landstar System is more favorable than Old Dominion Freight Line.

Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Old Dominion Freight Line has higher revenue and earnings than Landstar System. Old Dominion Freight Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landstar System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Landstar System shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Landstar System shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line and Old Dominion Freight Line both had 10 articles in the media. Landstar System's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Old Dominion Freight Line's score of 1.03 indicating that Landstar System is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Old Dominion Freight Line pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Old Dominion Freight Line pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landstar System pays out 41.5% 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. Old Dominion Freight Line has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Landstar System has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Landstar System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 19.44% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 2.64%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 24.87% beat Landstar System's return on equity.

Old Dominion Freight Line has higher revenue and earnings than Saia. Saia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Dominion Freight Line, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Saia currently has a consensus target price of $449.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.46%. Old Dominion Freight Line has a consensus target price of $226.55, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Saia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Saia is more favorable than Old Dominion Freight Line.

In the previous week, Saia had 9 more articles in the media than Old Dominion Freight Line. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Saia and 10 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line. Old Dominion Freight Line's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Saia's score of 0.32 indicating that Old Dominion Freight Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 19.44% compared to Saia's net margin of 8.19%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 24.87% beat Saia's return on equity.

77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Saia shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Old Dominion Freight Line 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.

Saia has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Knight-Swift Transportation had 10 more articles in the media than Old Dominion Freight Line. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation and 10 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line. Old Dominion Freight Line's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Knight-Swift Transportation's score of -0.12 indicating that Old Dominion Freight Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Old Dominion Freight Line has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Knight-Swift Transportation. Old Dominion Freight Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knight-Swift Transportation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Knight-Swift Transportation pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Old Dominion Freight Line pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Knight-Swift Transportation pays out 307.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Old Dominion Freight Line pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Knight-Swift Transportation has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Old Dominion Freight Line has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Knight-Swift Transportation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 19.44% compared to Knight-Swift Transportation's net margin of 0.56%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 24.87% beat Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity.

Knight-Swift Transportation presently has a consensus target price of $84.44, indicating a potential upside of 20.40%. Old Dominion Freight Line has a consensus target price of $226.55, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Knight-Swift Transportation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Knight-Swift Transportation is more favorable than Old Dominion Freight Line.