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FDX vs. LSTR, TSLA, DG, KBH, LEN, NKE, UPS, RKLB, EXPD, and XPO

Should you be buying FedEx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FedEx include Landstar System (LSTR), Tesla (TSLA), Dollar General (DG), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), NIKE (NKE), United Parcel Service (UPS), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), and XPO (XPO).

FedEx vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, FedEx had 33 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for FedEx and 4 mentions for Landstar System. Landstar System's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat FedEx's score of 0.79 indicating that Landstar System is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Landstar System pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FedEx pays out 34.4% 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. Landstar System has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and FedEx has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

98.0% of Landstar System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Landstar System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of FedEx 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Landstar System$4.82B1.02$195.95M$5.0527.90
FedEx$87.93B0.64$4.09B$16.8814.03

FedEx has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 3.72%. Landstar System's return on equity of 18.23% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Landstar System3.72% 18.23% 10.15%
FedEx 4.65%16.34%5.14%

Landstar System has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FedEx has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Landstar System presently has a consensus target price of $151.31, suggesting a potential upside of 7.39%. FedEx has a consensus target price of $283.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.64%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than Landstar System.

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

Summary

FedEx beats Landstar System on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FDX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FDX vs. The Competition

MetricFedExTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$56.12B$30.01B$7.45B$21.15B
Dividend Yield2.44%4.47%699.46%3.58%
P/E Ratio14.0332.5213.2327.76
Price / Sales0.640.53533.0558.40
Price / Cash6.547.628.0423.00
Price / Book1.992.662.194.67
Net Income$4.09B$2.00B$571.39M$993.85M
7 Day Performance4.46%2.36%1.75%1.48%
1 Month Performance6.61%6.76%5.63%5.79%
1 Year Performance-20.71%-13.56%-0.62%11.41%

FedEx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDX
FedEx
4.7125 of 5 stars
$236.75
-0.5%
$283.25
+19.6%
-20.6%$56.12B$87.93B14.03430,000
LSTR
Landstar System
4.3133 of 5 stars
$134.98
-1.1%
$151.31
+12.1%
-23.4%$4.73B$4.82B26.821,441Upcoming Earnings
TSLA
Tesla
4.6125 of 5 stars
$319.95
+2.9%
$300.19
-6.2%
+41.3%$1.03T$97.69B175.80125,665Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
DG
Dollar General
4.5997 of 5 stars
$111.56
-1.5%
$107.04
-4.1%
-8.0%$24.54B$40.61B21.28194,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KBH
KB Home
4.7134 of 5 stars
$54.16
+1.0%
$66.14
+22.1%
-29.1%$3.69B$6.93B7.172,384Positive News
LEN
Lennar
4.6712 of 5 stars
$108.37
+0.6%
$128.85
+18.9%
-32.7%$28.06B$35.44B8.9613,265
NKE
NIKE
4.388 of 5 stars
$71.77
-0.3%
$77.15
+7.5%
+6.1%$106.14B$46.31B33.2279,400Positive News
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.9042 of 5 stars
$99.04
-0.5%
$119.13
+20.3%
-20.2%$83.84B$91.07B14.43490,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
RKLB
Rocket Lab
2.6844 of 5 stars
$46.59
+4.5%
$34.10
-26.8%
+823.8%$21.24B$436.21M-117.062,100
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
4.1223 of 5 stars
$112.63
-0.6%
$113.89
+1.1%
-5.8%$15.46B$11.06B19.7319,900Positive News
XPO
XPO
4.1897 of 5 stars
$127.56
-0.6%
$141.00
+10.5%
+23.3%$15.03B$8.07B39.2538,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:FDX) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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