TFII vs. ZTO, UAL, UHAL, XPO, SAIA, EXPD, LUV, ASR, AAL, and KNX
Should you be buying TFI International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TFI International include ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), United Airlines (UAL), U-Haul (UHAL), XPO (XPO), Saia (SAIA), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR), American Airlines Group (AAL), and Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
TFI International (NYSE:TFII) and ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
ZTO Express (Cayman) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TFI International. ZTO Express (Cayman) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, TFI International and TFI International both had 6 articles in the media. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat TFI International's score of 0.63 indicating that ZTO Express (Cayman) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. TFI International pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 41.2% 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.
ZTO Express (Cayman) received 136 more outperform votes than TFI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.19% of users gave ZTO Express (Cayman) an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.
TFI International currently has a consensus target price of $159.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.80%. ZTO Express (Cayman) has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.38%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than TFI International.
73.3% of TFI International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of TFI International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 22.70% compared to TFI International's net margin of 6.71%. TFI International's return on equity of 20.92% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.
TFI International has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ZTO Express (Cayman) beats TFI International on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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