Ryder System (R) Competitors

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

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 1.9%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ryder System pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 6.3% 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 institutionals and insiders believe in R or ARCB?

87.5% of Ryder System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Ryder System shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is R or ARCB more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Ryder System's net margin of 3.96%. Ryder System's return on equity of 17.64% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryder System	3.96%	17.64%	3.28%
ArcBest	4.37%	10.05%	5.35%

Does the media prefer R or ARCB?

In the previous week, Ryder System had 14 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ryder System and 3 mentions for ArcBest. Ryder System's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat ArcBest's score of 0.61 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcBest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	0.56	$489M	$11.47	14.97
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.46	$173.96M	$7.56	10.99

Do analysts rate R or ARCB?

Ryder System currently has a consensus target price of $172.17, indicating a potential upside of 0.29%. ArcBest has a consensus target price of $89.42, indicating a potential upside of 7.60%. Given ArcBest's higher probable 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
ArcBest	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Which has more volatility & risk, R or ARCB?

Ryder System has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryder System beats ArcBest on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.