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CAI International (CAI) Competitors

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CAI vs. HUBG, SBLK, TRMD, CMBT, DHT, CDLR, HTZ, TNK, BWLP, and JBLU

Should you be buying CAI International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CAI International include Hub Group (HUBG), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Torm (TRMD), CMB.TECH (CMBT), DHT (DHT), Cadeler A/S (CDLR), Hertz Global (HTZ), Teekay Tankers (TNK), BW LPG (BWLP), and JetBlue Airways (JBLU). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

CAI International vs. Its Competitors

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

CAI International pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. CAI International pays out 16.2% 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. CAI International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

CAI International presently has a consensus target price of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.45%. Hub Group has a consensus target price of $39.64, suggesting a potential upside of 11.28%. Given CAI International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CAI International is more favorable than Hub Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CAI International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hub Group
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

94.9% of CAI International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of CAI International 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CAI International has a net margin of 39.87% compared to Hub Group's net margin of 2.65%. CAI International's return on equity of 24.53% beat Hub Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CAI International39.87% 24.53% 5.48%
Hub Group 2.65%6.81%4.06%

CAI International has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Group has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Hub Group had 5 more articles in the media than CAI International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hub Group and 2 mentions for CAI International. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat CAI International's score of 0.37 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CAI International
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hub Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than CAI International. CAI International 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
CAI International$294.01M1.83$27.73M$7.414.19
Hub Group$3.78B0.58$103.99M$1.6521.59

Summary

CAI International beats Hub Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CAI vs. The Competition

MetricCAI InternationalEquipment Rental & Leasing IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$539.31M$1.34M$7.17B$21.98B
Dividend Yield2.14%N/A471.61%3.57%
P/E Ratio4.19N/A15.6433.40
Price / Sales1.83N/A523.7491.10
Price / Cash4.54N/A7.9024.54
Price / Book0.92N/A2.334.66
Net Income$27.73MN/A$555.46M$1.02B

CAI International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CAI
CAI International
3.9721 of 5 stars
$31.07
-1.9%
$35.25
+13.5%
-43.5%$539.31M$294.01M4.1999Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
HUBG
Hub Group
4.0113 of 5 stars
$34.77
+3.3%
$39.64
+14.0%
-17.2%$2.06B$3.95B21.076,500News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.2015 of 5 stars
$17.31
-0.3%
$21.07
+21.7%
-9.0%$2.04B$1.27B16.49180Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
TRMD
Torm
4.1227 of 5 stars
$19.47
-1.8%
$27.50
+41.2%
-21.6%$1.86B$1.56B5.90440Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CMBT
CMB.TECH
N/A$9.27
-2.3%
N/A-38.9%$1.84B$940.25M7.472,752News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
DHT
DHT
3.7475 of 5 stars
$11.23
-1.4%
$12.94
+15.3%
+19.0%$1.83B$571.77M9.5120Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CDLR
Cadeler A/S
1.1368 of 5 stars
$20.04
-1.4%
N/A-30.4%$1.78B$269.19M6.72570News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
HTZ
Hertz Global
0.6715 of 5 stars
$5.52
+0.5%
$4.57
-17.3%
+65.5%$1.71B$9.05B-0.6726,000Positive News
Gap Up
TNK
Teekay Tankers
3.5964 of 5 stars
$48.81
-1.3%
$50.67
+3.8%
+18.3%$1.70B$1.23B6.062,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BWLP
BW LPG
N/A$12.21
-3.5%
N/A-6.1%$1.67B$3.56B7.931,429News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
JBLU
JetBlue Airways
3.3885 of 5 stars
$4.91
+7.9%
$5.28
+7.4%
-34.6%$1.65B$9.28B-4.4622,793Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume

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