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$109.91 +0.91 (+0.83%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

ARCB vs. WERN, MRTN, ULH, HTLD, CVLG, AAL, PAC, ASR, DINO, and GXO

Should you be buying ArcBest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ArcBest include Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Universal Logistics (ULH), Heartland Express (HTLD), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), American Airlines Group (AAL), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR), HF Sinclair (DINO), and GXO Logistics (GXO).

ArcBest vs.

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 5 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 5 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Werner Enterprises' score of 0.73 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ArcBest
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Werner Enterprises
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of ArcBest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

ArcBest has higher revenue and earnings than Werner Enterprises. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Werner Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ArcBest$4.27B0.60$195.43M$8.1013.57
Werner Enterprises$3.28B0.75$112.38M$0.7354.70

ArcBest has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $124.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus target price of $36.57, indicating a potential downside of 8.41%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Werner Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ArcBest
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31
Werner Enterprises
6 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.79

Werner Enterprises received 9 more outperform votes than ArcBest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.91% of users gave ArcBest an outperform vote while only 49.95% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ArcBestOutperform Votes
446
52.91%
Underperform Votes
397
47.09%
Werner EnterprisesOutperform Votes
455
49.95%
Underperform Votes
456
50.05%

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.48%. ArcBest's return on equity of 14.27% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ArcBest4.54% 14.27% 7.39%
Werner Enterprises 1.48%3.58%1.71%

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ArcBest pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Werner Enterprises pays out 76.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

ArcBest beats Werner Enterprises on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ARCB vs. The Competition

MetricArcBestTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.57B$8.51B$311.38B$8.84B
Dividend Yield0.45%0.93%4.38%4.09%
P/E Ratio13.5744.6517.8117.81
Price / Sales0.601.7358.40158.52
Price / Cash7.5111.0813.0136.29
Price / Book1.973.522.126.50
Net Income$195.43M$277.35M$570.30M$226.22M
7 Day Performance1.40%1.27%0.74%4.03%
1 Month Performance10.13%16.17%1.11%4.92%
1 Year Performance-10.09%9.48%15.08%29.30%

ArcBest Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ARCB
ArcBest
4.5026 of 5 stars
$109.91
+0.8%
$124.50
+13.3%
-10.1%$2.57B$4.27B13.5715,000
WERN
Werner Enterprises
3.1129 of 5 stars
$39.61
+0.8%
$36.57
-7.7%
+1.9%$2.45B$3.28B53.809,929Dividend Announcement
MRTN
Marten Transport
4.153 of 5 stars
$16.65
+0.4%
$20.00
+20.1%
-9.6%$1.36B$1.00B39.644,213Positive News
ULH
Universal Logistics
1.0731 of 5 stars
$49.35
+0.4%
$46.00
-6.8%
+105.8%$1.30B$1.77B9.849,311
HTLD
Heartland Express
3.1497 of 5 stars
$12.29
+0.6%
$11.75
-4.4%
-4.4%$964.77M$1.21B-41.906,320Insider Trade
Positive News
CVLG
Covenant Logistics Group
4.2487 of 5 stars
$56.96
+0.4%
$69.50
+22.0%
+33.8%$750.73M$1.10B18.744,600News Coverage
Positive News
AAL
American Airlines Group
3.3375 of 5 stars
$14.26
+0.4%
$13.96
-2.1%
+16.8%$9.37B$52.79B43.07132,100
PAC
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
3.359 of 5 stars
$184.12
-0.5%
$195.00
+5.9%
+30.4%$9.30B$1.88B18.362,688
ASR
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V.
2.7397 of 5 stars
$266.09
-0.7%
$274.00
+3.0%
+12.0%$7.98B$1.46B10.031,882Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
DINO
HF Sinclair
4.8591 of 5 stars
$42.04
+0.0%
$54.27
+29.1%
-22.2%$7.91B$31.96B26.005,218Positive News
GXO
GXO Logistics
3.8496 of 5 stars
$60.00
+2.6%
$67.00
+11.7%
+6.7%$7.17B$9.78B66.67131,000

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This page (NASDAQ:ARCB) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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