Ryder System (R) Competitors

Ryder System (NYSE:R) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, R or JBHT?

Ryder System has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer R or JBHT?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 232 more outperform votes than Ryder System when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.46% of users gave Ryder System an outperform vote while only 59.12% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryder System	Outperform Votes 517 64.46%	Underperform Votes 285 35.54%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 749 59.12%	Underperform Votes 518 40.88%

Is R or JBHT more profitable?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Ryder System's net margin of 3.87%. Ryder System's return on equity of 17.23% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryder System	3.87%	17.23%	3.21%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.72%	14.05%	6.83%

Is R or JBHT a better dividend stock?

Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ryder System pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.9% 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 raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Ryder System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of R or JBHT?

87.5% of Ryder System shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Ryder System shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor R or JBHT?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 7 more articles in the media than Ryder System. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 11 mentions for Ryder System. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Ryder System's score of 0.99 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryder System	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate R or JBHT?

Ryder System presently has a consensus price target of $160.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.83%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $162.20, suggesting a potential upside of 21.43%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Ryder System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryder System	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has better earnings and valuation, R or JBHT?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ryder System. Ryder System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, 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
Ryder System	$12.73B	0.47	$489M	$11.47	12.63
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.06B	1.10	$570.89M	$5.51	24.24

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Ryder System on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.