ZTO vs. TFII, SFWL, BEST, UPS, NSC, ODFL, DAL, WAB, RYAAY, and UAL Should you be buying ZTO Express (Cayman) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ZTO Express (Cayman) include TFI International (TFII), Shengfeng Development (SFWL), BEST (BEST), United Parcel Service (UPS), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Ryanair (RYAAY), and United Airlines (UAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO ) and TFI International (NYSE:TFII ) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Is ZTO or TFII a better dividend stock?
ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFI International pays out 28.4% 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.
Which has more risk & volatility, ZTO or TFII?
ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TFI International has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZTO or TFII?
ZTO Express (Cayman) received 134 more outperform votes than TFI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.19% of users gave ZTO Express (Cayman) an outperform vote while only 60.70% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.
Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZTO or TFII?
ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TFI International. ZTO Express (Cayman) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Do analysts prefer ZTO or TFII?
ZTO Express (Cayman) presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.64%. TFI International has a consensus target price of $161.82, indicating a potential upside of 22.33%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than TFI International.
Does the media favor ZTO or TFII?
In the previous week, ZTO Express (Cayman) had 1 more articles in the media than TFI International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman) and 2 mentions for TFI International. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat TFI International's score of 0.59 indicating that ZTO Express (Cayman) is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Is ZTO or TFII more profitable?
ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 21.57% compared to TFI International's net margin of 6.44%. TFI International's return on equity of 20.39% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.
Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ZTO or TFII?
41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of TFI International shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of TFI International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary ZTO Express (Cayman) beats TFI International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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