Ryder System (R) Competitors

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Ryder System (NYSE:R) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARCB or R?

Ryder System has higher revenue and earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryder 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
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.39	$173.96M	$6.72	10.71
Ryder System	$12.72B	0.62	$489M	$11.76	16.43

Is ARCB or R more profitable?

Ryder System has a net margin of 3.99% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 3.90%. Ryder System's return on equity of 17.83% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%
Ryder System	3.99%	17.83%	3.31%

Is ARCB or R a better dividend stock?

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryder System pays out 31.0% 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. Ryder System has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Ryder System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend ARCB or R?

ArcBest presently has a consensus price target of $89.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.11%. Ryder System has a consensus price target of $193.22, indicating a potential upside of 0.01%. Given ArcBest's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Ryder System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcBest	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Ryder System	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARCB or R?

99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Ryder System shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ryder System shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ARCB or R?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryder System has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ARCB or R?

In the previous week, ArcBest had 7 more articles in the media than Ryder System. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ArcBest and 7 mentions for Ryder System. Ryder System's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat ArcBest's score of 0.14 indicating that Ryder System is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ryder System	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ryder System beats ArcBest on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.