RXO (RXO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ARCB or RXO?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RXO has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARCB or RXO more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to RXO's net margin of -5.45%. ArcBest's return on equity of 8.67% beat RXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%
RXO	-5.45%	1.18%	0.57%

Do analysts recommend ARCB or RXO?

ArcBest currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. RXO has a consensus price target of $17.93, suggesting a potential upside of 6.91%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than RXO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcBest	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
RXO	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

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

99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of RXO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ARCB or RXO?

In the previous week, RXO had 6 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for RXO and 6 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat RXO's score of 0.85 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
RXO	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARCB or RXO?

ArcBest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ArcBest, 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	$4.05B	0.43	$173.96M	$6.72	11.54
RXO	$4.55B	0.60	-$290M	-$2.16	-7.76

Summary

ArcBest beats RXO on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.