Schneider National (SNDR) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, SNDR or ARCB?

ArcBest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Schneider National. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schneider National, 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
Schneider National	$5.29B	0.85	$117M	$0.70	36.60
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.46	$173.96M	$7.56	10.99

Is SNDR or ARCB more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Schneider National's net margin of 2.32%. ArcBest's return on equity of 10.05% beat Schneider National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schneider National	2.32%	4.37%	2.73%
ArcBest	4.37%	10.05%	5.35%

Do analysts rate SNDR or ARCB?

Schneider National currently has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.39%. ArcBest has a consensus target price of $89.42, indicating a potential upside of 7.60%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Schneider National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schneider National	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ArcBest	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SNDR or ARCB?

28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.7% of Schneider National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SNDR or ARCB a better dividend stock?

Schneider National pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Schneider National pays out 54.3% 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. Schneider National has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Schneider National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SNDR or ARCB?

Schneider National has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SNDR or ARCB?

In the previous week, Schneider National had 4 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Schneider National and 2 mentions for ArcBest. Schneider National's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat ArcBest's score of 0.50 indicating that Schneider National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schneider National	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcBest	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Schneider National and ArcBest tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.