FLEX LNG (FLNG) Competitors

GXO Logistics (NYSE:GXO) and FLEX LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GXO or FLNG?

90.7% of GXO Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of GXO Logistics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FLEX LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GXO or FLNG?

In the previous week, GXO Logistics had 4 more articles in the media than FLEX LNG. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for GXO Logistics and 8 mentions for FLEX LNG. GXO Logistics' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat FLEX LNG's score of 0.76 indicating that GXO Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GXO Logistics	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FLEX LNG	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GXO or FLNG more profitable?

FLEX LNG has a net margin of 33.03% compared to GXO Logistics' net margin of 1.14%. FLEX LNG's return on equity of 15.61% beat GXO Logistics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GXO Logistics	1.14%	11.16%	3.05%
FLEX LNG	33.03%	15.61%	4.86%

Do analysts prefer GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics currently has a consensus price target of $54.57, indicating a potential upside of 26.12%. FLEX LNG has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.97%. Given GXO Logistics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GXO Logistics is more favorable than FLEX LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GXO Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
FLEX LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FLEX LNG has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics received 63 more outperform votes than FLEX LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.94% of users gave GXO Logistics an outperform vote while only 21.43% of users gave FLEX LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GXO Logistics	Outperform Votes 69 48.94%	Underperform Votes 72 51.06%
FLEX LNG	Outperform Votes 6 21.43%	Underperform Votes 22 78.57%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics has higher revenue and earnings than FLEX LNG. FLEX LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GXO Logistics, 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
GXO Logistics	$12.23B	0.40	$134M	$0.62	69.79
FLEX LNG	$354.55M	3.64	$117.68M	$1.91	12.54

Summary

GXO Logistics beats FLEX LNG on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.