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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.

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

FedEx received 770 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.09% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FedExOutperform Votes
1645
70.09%
Underperform Votes
702
29.91%
United Parcel ServiceOutperform Votes
875
59.81%
Underperform Votes
588
40.19%

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
FedEx$87.82B0.57$4.33B$15.9413.17
United Parcel Service$91.07B0.91$5.78B$6.7614.34

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

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
FedEx4.45% 15.59% 4.86%
United Parcel Service 6.35%39.13%9.61%

FedEx has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 15 more articles in the media than FedEx. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for United Parcel Service and 46 mentions for FedEx. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat FedEx's score of 1.01 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FedEx
30 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
United Parcel Service
37 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FedEx presently has a consensus target price of $297.71, indicating a potential upside of 41.86%. United Parcel Service has a consensus target price of $126.41, indicating a potential upside of 30.40%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe FedEx is more favorable than United Parcel Service.

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
United Parcel Service
2 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46

FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. FedEx pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 97.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Summary

United Parcel Service beats FedEx 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$50.26B$17.32B$287.26B$18.73B
Dividend Yield2.67%2.67%4.08%4.06%
P/E Ratio13.3713.4213.0432.45
Price / Sales0.570.49213.0527.79
Price / Cash7.405.2111.5417.53
Price / Book1.873.641.794.43
Net Income$4.33B$1.46B$515.10M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.26%1.76%5.20%4.85%
1 Month Performance-13.19%-5.87%-2.57%-3.60%
1 Year Performance-21.06%6.96%-10.24%4.11%

FedEx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDX
FedEx
4.8186 of 5 stars
$211.48
0.0%
$297.71
+40.8%
-20.5%$50.67B$87.82B13.48249,000Positive News
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.9327 of 5 stars
$97.70
+0.9%
$128.74
+31.8%
-33.7%$83.45B$91.07B14.45536,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
3.3912 of 5 stars
$107.49
+0.4%
$115.90
+7.8%
-4.4%$14.81B$10.60B18.7919,900Positive News
XPO
XPO
4.6883 of 5 stars
$101.90
+5.7%
$139.89
+37.3%
-13.2%$12.00B$8.07B31.5523,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.8753 of 5 stars
$90.86
+0.6%
$117.20
+29.0%
+27.8%$10.74B$17.72B23.6017,400Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA
2.1482 of 5 stars
$20.32
+6.7%
$22.72
+11.8%
+493.6%$9.22B$436.21M-54.921,180Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
HUBG
Hub Group
4.1682 of 5 stars
$32.99
+2.4%
$46.73
+41.6%
-19.5%$2.03B$3.95B19.415,900Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
ATSG
Air Transport Services Group
1.5335 of 5 stars
$22.48
flat
$20.60
-8.4%
N/A$1.48B$1.96B-561.865,320Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
FWRD
Forward Air
2.3059 of 5 stars
$15.64
+1.9%
$32.25
+106.2%
-34.4%$475.50M$2.47B-0.664,040Positive News
PKOH
Park-Ohio
3.0222 of 5 stars
$19.37
+1.9%
N/A-19.9%$275.62M$1.66B15.506,900News Coverage
AIRT
Air T
0.2827 of 5 stars
$15.56
-6.3%
N/A-32.1%$42.40M$298.22M-55.55500Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:FDX) was last updated on 4/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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