FedEx (FDX) Competitors

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Is FDX or LSTR more profitable?

FedEx has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 3.51%. Landstar System's return on equity of 17.49% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FedEx	4.65%	16.34%	5.14%
Landstar System	3.51%	17.49%	9.61%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FDX or LSTR?

84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Landstar System shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of FedEx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Landstar System shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FDX or LSTR a better dividend stock?

FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. FedEx pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landstar System pays out 33.5% 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. FedEx has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Landstar System has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, FDX or LSTR?

FedEx has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FDX or LSTR?

In the previous week, FedEx had 24 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for FedEx and 11 mentions for Landstar System. FedEx's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Landstar System's score of 0.87 indicating that FedEx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FedEx	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Landstar System	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FDX or LSTR?

FedEx has higher revenue and earnings than Landstar System. FedEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landstar System, 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
FedEx	$87.93B	0.62	$4.09B	$16.88	13.70
Landstar System	$4.82B	0.94	$195.95M	$4.77	27.48

Do analysts recommend FDX or LSTR?

FedEx currently has a consensus target price of $283.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.46%. Landstar System has a consensus target price of $145.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.76%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than Landstar System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FedEx	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Landstar System	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

FedEx beats Landstar System on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.