UPS vs. UNP, CNI, CP, CSX, FDX, NSC, ZTO, TFII, SFWL, and BEST
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), CSX (CSX), FedEx (FDX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), TFI International (TFII), Shengfeng Development (SFWL), and BEST (BEST). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
United Parcel Service vs.
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Union Pacific has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Union Pacific has a net margin of 27.91% compared to United Parcel Service's net margin of 10.90%. Union Pacific's return on equity of 57.75% beat United Parcel Service's return on equity.
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.
Union Pacific received 382 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.28% of users gave Union Pacific an outperform vote while only 61.48% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.
Union Pacific presently has a consensus target price of $217.41, indicating a potential upside of 12.59%. United Parcel Service has a consensus target price of $193.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.83%. Given United Parcel Service's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than Union Pacific.
77.3% of Union Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Union Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Union Pacific pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Union Pacific pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 52.4% 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. Union Pacific has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and United Parcel Service has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Union Pacific had 11 more articles in the media than United Parcel Service. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Union Pacific and 8 mentions for United Parcel Service. Union Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat United Parcel Service's score of 0.47 indicating that Union Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Union Pacific beats United Parcel Service on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UPS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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