XPO (XPO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ARCB or XPO?

In the previous week, XPO had 6 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for XPO and 6 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat XPO's score of 0.35 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPO	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARCB or XPO?

99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of XPO shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of XPO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ARCB or XPO more profitable?

XPO has a net margin of 4.87% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 4.37%. XPO's return on equity of 28.27% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcBest	4.37%	10.05%	5.35%
XPO	4.87%	28.27%	5.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, ARCB or XPO?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPO has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ARCB or XPO?

ArcBest presently has a consensus price target of $93.17, suggesting a potential upside of 18.35%. XPO has a consensus price target of $141.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.78%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than XPO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcBest	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
XPO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Which has better earnings and valuation, ARCB or XPO?

XPO has higher revenue and earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPO, 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
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.43	$173.96M	$7.56	10.41
XPO	$8.07B	1.87	$387M	$3.25	39.52

Summary

XPO beats ArcBest on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.