UPS vs. UNP, CNI, CP, GE, CSX, FDX, NSC, ODFL, RYAAY, and TFII
Should you be buying United Parcel Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Parcel Service include Union Pacific (UNP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), General Electric (GE), CSX (CSX), FedEx (FDX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Ryanair (RYAAY), and TFI International (TFII). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 13 more articles in the media than Union Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for United Parcel Service and 14 mentions for Union Pacific. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Union Pacific's score of 0.65 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Union Pacific pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. United Parcel Service pays out 83.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Union Pacific pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Union Pacific received 385 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.20% of users gave Union Pacific an outperform vote while only 60.06% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.
Union Pacific has a net margin of 26.45% compared to United Parcel Service's net margin of 7.37%. Union Pacific's return on equity of 46.87% beat United Parcel Service's return on equity.
60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Union Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Union Pacific shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than Union Pacific. United Parcel Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Union Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Union Pacific has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
United Parcel Service presently has a consensus price target of $165.61, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. Union Pacific has a consensus price target of $255.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.75%. Given United Parcel Service's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than Union Pacific.
Summary
Union Pacific beats United Parcel Service on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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