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FDX vs. UPS, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, RKLB, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, and AIRT

Should you be buying FedEx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FedEx include United Parcel Service (UPS), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), and Air T (AIRT).

FedEx vs.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and FedEx (NYSE:FDX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FedEx has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.35% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.45%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 39.13% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
United Parcel Service6.35% 39.13% 9.61%
FedEx 4.45%15.59%4.86%

United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. United Parcel Service pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FedEx pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. United Parcel Service is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 47 more articles in the media than FedEx. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for United Parcel Service and 39 mentions for FedEx. FedEx's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat United Parcel Service's score of 0.66 indicating that FedEx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
United Parcel Service
35 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FedEx
27 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than FedEx. FedEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Parcel Service, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
United Parcel Service$90.91B0.91$5.78B$6.8614.04
FedEx$87.82B0.60$4.33B$15.9413.78

FedEx received 767 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.09% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.69% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
United Parcel ServiceOutperform Votes
878
59.69%
Underperform Votes
593
40.31%
FedExOutperform Votes
1645
70.09%
Underperform Votes
702
29.91%

60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of FedEx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

United Parcel Service presently has a consensus target price of $120.87, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. FedEx has a consensus target price of $297.71, indicating a potential upside of 35.53%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FedEx is more favorable than United Parcel Service.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
United Parcel Service
2 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42
FedEx
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

FedEx beats United Parcel Service on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FDX vs. The Competition

MetricFedExAir courier services IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$52.63B$18.05B$287.44B$19.22B
Dividend Yield2.61%2.61%4.03%4.00%
P/E Ratio14.0014.0013.4433.45
Price / Sales0.600.50225.2029.18
Price / Cash7.405.2111.5417.52
Price / Book1.963.591.834.55
Net Income$4.33B$1.46B$515.10M$1.02B
7 Day Performance3.88%0.25%2.35%2.18%
1 Month Performance-10.51%-7.00%0.76%-2.05%
1 Year Performance-16.17%4.77%-8.67%5.45%

FedEx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDX
FedEx
4.8441 of 5 stars
$219.66
+4.6%
$297.71
+35.5%
-19.5%$52.63B$87.82B14.00249,000Positive News
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.9388 of 5 stars
$94.59
-2.2%
$125.27
+32.4%
-35.1%$80.80B$91.07B13.99536,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
3.4653 of 5 stars
$108.41
+0.0%
$115.40
+6.4%
-2.1%$14.93B$10.60B18.9519,900Positive News
XPO
XPO
4.3011 of 5 stars
$103.87
+6.6%
$139.63
+34.4%
-2.5%$12.23B$8.07B32.1623,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.8448 of 5 stars
$88.29
0.0%
$117.20
+32.7%
+25.2%$10.44B$17.72B22.9317,400Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA
2.201 of 5 stars
$21.91
-2.2%
$23.25
+6.1%
+474.5%$9.94B$436.21M-59.231,180Upcoming Earnings
HUBG
Hub Group
4.1899 of 5 stars
$31.36
-1.8%
$46.44
+48.1%
-22.0%$1.93B$3.95B18.455,900Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
ATSG
Air Transport Services Group
1.5319 of 5 stars
$22.48
flat
$20.60
-8.4%
N/A$1.48B$1.96B-561.865,320Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FWRD
Forward Air
2.495 of 5 stars
$14.28
+0.4%
$32.25
+125.8%
-20.2%$434.22M$2.47B-0.604,040Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
PKOH
Park-Ohio
3.2076 of 5 stars
$19.52
-1.1%
N/A-22.0%$277.74M$1.66B15.626,900Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
AIRT
Air T
0.2698 of 5 stars
$18.28
+13.1%
N/A-41.1%$49.83M$298.22M-65.28500Analyst Forecast
Gap Down

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This page (NYSE:FDX) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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