ATSG vs. HUBG, RKLB, FWRD, PKOH, UPS, FDX, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, and AIRT
Should you be buying Air Transport Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Transport Services Group include Hub Group (HUBG), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), and Air T (AIRT).
Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ:ATSG) and Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends.
Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than Air Transport Services Group. Hub Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Transport Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hub Group received 184 more outperform votes than Air Transport Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.28% of users gave Hub Group an outperform vote while only 53.24% of users gave Air Transport Services Group an outperform vote.
Air Transport Services Group has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Group has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Air Transport Services Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hub Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Air Transport Services Group and 3 mentions for Hub Group. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Air Transport Services Group's score of 0.18 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Air Transport Services Group currently has a consensus target price of $21.83, indicating a potential upside of 67.82%. Hub Group has a consensus target price of $46.54, indicating a potential upside of 9.90%. Given Air Transport Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Transport Services Group is more favorable than Hub Group.
Hub Group has a net margin of 3.28% compared to Air Transport Services Group's net margin of 2.37%. Hub Group's return on equity of 8.48% beat Air Transport Services Group's return on equity.
91.8% of Air Transport Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Hub Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Air Transport Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Hub Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Hub Group beats Air Transport Services Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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