UPS vs. FDX, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, HUBG, RKLB, ATSG, PKOH, FWRD, 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), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Park-Ohio (PKOH), Forward Air (FWRD), and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO).
FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. FedEx pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 94.5% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and United Parcel Service has increased its dividend for 15 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 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, FedEx had 11 more articles in the media than United Parcel Service. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for FedEx and 12 mentions for United Parcel Service. FedEx's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat United Parcel Service's score of 0.30 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
FedEx received 746 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.14% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.99% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.
United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.60% compared to United Parcel Service's net margin of 5.02%. FedEx's return on equity of 37.42% beat United Parcel Service's return on equity.
84.5% of FedEx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of FedEx 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.
FedEx presently has a consensus price target of $300.74, suggesting a potential upside of 21.25%. United Parcel Service has a consensus price target of $165.23, suggesting a potential upside of 20.07%. Given United Parcel Service's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe FedEx is more favorable than United Parcel Service.
Summary
FedEx and United Parcel Service tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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