UPS vs. FDX, EXPD, XPO, RKLB, CHRW, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, and ZTO
Should you be buying United Parcel Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Parcel Service include FedEx (FDX), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO).
United Parcel Service vs.
FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
FedEx received 771 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.09% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.67% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.
FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. FedEx pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FedEx has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and United Parcel Service has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. United Parcel Service is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
FedEx has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FedEx currently has a consensus target price of $295.33, indicating a potential upside of 30.29%. United Parcel Service has a consensus target price of $120.26, indicating a potential upside of 17.83%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than United Parcel Service.
In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 4 more articles in the media than FedEx. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for United Parcel Service and 34 mentions for FedEx. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat FedEx's score of 0.70 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than FedEx. FedEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Parcel Service, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of FedEx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.35% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.45%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 39.13% beat FedEx's return on equity.
Summary
United Parcel Service beats FedEx on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UPS) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
