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).
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and FedEx (NYSE:FDX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, United Parcel Service and United Parcel Service both had 13 articles in the media. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat FedEx's score of 0.84 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United Parcel Service has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.60% compared to FedEx's net margin of 5.02%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 37.42% beat FedEx's return on equity.
United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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 pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
United Parcel Service presently has a consensus target price of $165.23, suggesting a potential upside of 18.93%. FedEx has a consensus target price of $300.74, suggesting a potential upside of 18.42%. Given United Parcel Service's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than FedEx.
United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FedEx has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of FedEx shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of FedEx shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
United Parcel Service and FedEx tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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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.
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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