RKLB vs. EXPD, XPO, CHRW, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, UPS, FDX, and KTOS
Should you be buying Rocket Lab USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rocket Lab USA include Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS).
Rocket Lab USA vs.
Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rocket Lab USA has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Expeditors International of Washington presently has a consensus price target of $113.89, suggesting a potential upside of 0.28%. Rocket Lab USA has a consensus price target of $25.18, suggesting a potential downside of 12.46%. Given Expeditors International of Washington's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Expeditors International of Washington is more favorable than Rocket Lab USA.
94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Rocket Lab USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Rocket Lab USA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Expeditors International of Washington has a net margin of 7.64% compared to Rocket Lab USA's net margin of -51.76%. Expeditors International of Washington's return on equity of 36.16% beat Rocket Lab USA's return on equity.
Expeditors International of Washington received 325 more outperform votes than Rocket Lab USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.84% of users gave Rocket Lab USA an outperform vote while only 48.84% of users gave Expeditors International of Washington an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Rocket Lab USA had 49 more articles in the media than Expeditors International of Washington. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Rocket Lab USA and 4 mentions for Expeditors International of Washington. Expeditors International of Washington's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Rocket Lab USA's score of 0.69 indicating that Expeditors International of Washington is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Expeditors International of Washington has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab USA. Rocket Lab USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expeditors International of Washington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Expeditors International of Washington beats Rocket Lab USA on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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