Ryder System (R) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in R or ARCB?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, R or ARCB?

Ryder System has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate R or ARCB?

Ryder System currently has a consensus price target of $186.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.48%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.43%. Given ArcBest's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ArcBest 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
ArcBest	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Is R or ARCB a better dividend stock?

Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ryder System pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 7.1% 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. Ryder System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer R or ARCB?

In the previous week, Ryder System had 2 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ryder System and 6 mentions for ArcBest. Ryder System's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat ArcBest's score of 0.79 indicating that Ryder System is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is R or ARCB 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
Ryder System	3.99%	17.83%	3.31%
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%

Which has better valuation & earnings, R or ARCB?

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
Ryder System	$12.64B	0.59	$489M	$11.76	15.47
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.40	$173.96M	$6.72	10.94

Summary

Ryder System beats ArcBest on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.