Schneider National (SNDR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SNDR or ARCB?

Schneider National has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable 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	0.82	$117M	$0.70	35.42
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.41	$173.96M	$6.72	11.14

Is SNDR or ARCB more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Schneider National's net margin of 2.29%. ArcBest's return on equity of 8.67% beat Schneider National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schneider National	2.29%	4.39%	2.70%
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%

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 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. Schneider National has increased 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.

Do analysts rate SNDR or ARCB?

Schneider National currently has a consensus target price of $27.29, indicating a potential upside of 10.04%. ArcBest has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.21%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Does the media favor SNDR or ARCB?

In the previous week, Schneider National and Schneider National both had 9 articles in the media. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Schneider National's score of 1.04 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schneider National	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcBest	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders 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. 23.4% 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ArcBest beats Schneider National on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.