CSX (CSX) Competitors $33.05 -0.55 (-1.64%) Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.16 +0.11 (+0.32%) As of 07/7/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CSX vs. JBHT, TSLA, UAL, CNI, CP, DAL, GATX, NSC, UNP, and ENBShould you be buying CSX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CSX include J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Tesla (TSLA), United Airlines (UAL), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Delta Air Lines (DAL), GATX (GATX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), and Enbridge (ENB). CSX vs. Its Competitors J.B. Hunt Transport Services Tesla United Airlines Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City Delta Air Lines GATX Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Enbridge J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) and CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JBHT or CSX? 75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of CSX shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CSX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate JBHT or CSX? J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus target price of $163.19, indicating a potential upside of 9.11%. CSX has a consensus target price of $34.38, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than CSX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score J.B. Hunt Transport Services 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is JBHT or CSX a better dividend stock? J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSX pays out 31.1% 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. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and CSX has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. CSX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, JBHT or CSX? J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSX has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to JBHT or CSX? In the previous week, CSX had 32 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for CSX and 22 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat CSX's score of 0.80 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment J.B. Hunt Transport Services 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CSX 31 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, JBHT or CSX? CSX has higher revenue and earnings than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. CSX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJ.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.09B1.23$570.89M$5.5127.14CSX$14.54B4.27$3.47B$1.6719.79 Is JBHT or CSX more profitable? CSX has a net margin of 22.66% compared to J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margin of 4.65%. CSX's return on equity of 26.42% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets J.B. Hunt Transport Services4.65% 14.07% 6.74% CSX 22.66%26.42%7.74% SummaryCSX beats J.B. Hunt Transport Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CSX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CSX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart CSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCSXTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$63.12B$46.52B$7.19B$9.02BDividend Yield1.55%2.05%914.35%4.08%P/E Ratio19.7912.7012.8720.04Price / Sales4.274.89320.77108.84Price / Cash12.0123.097.5228.59Price / Book5.022.812.095.55Net Income$3.47B$2.47B$563.51M$248.49M7 Day Performance-1.25%-0.63%1.21%4.87%1 Month Performance2.54%0.38%3.73%6.63%1 Year Performance-1.02%1.44%3.22%20.38% CSX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSXCSX4.301 of 5 stars$33.05-1.6%$34.38+4.0%-0.8%$63.12B$14.54B19.7923,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.6649 of 5 stars$143.60-1.2%$163.15+13.6%-5.5%$14.24B$12.09B26.0633,646Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTSLATesla4.4837 of 5 stars$317.66-1.8%$298.37-6.1%+16.9%$1.02T$97.69B174.54125,665Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownUALUnited Airlines4.7135 of 5 stars$79.63+0.6%$104.64+31.4%+72.6%$26.01B$57.06B7.2692,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCNICanadian National Railway4.4994 of 5 stars$104.11+0.7%$120.52+15.8%-12.7%$65.37B$12.44B20.2924,000Positive NewsCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.2864 of 5 stars$79.30+1.3%$90.95+14.7%-0.7%$73.07B$10.62B26.7911,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDALDelta Air Lines4.3079 of 5 stars$49.17-0.8%$61.67+25.4%+8.8%$32.11B$61.64B8.7295,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGATXGATX1.8999 of 5 stars$153.65-0.9%$167.67+9.1%+18.1%$5.49B$1.59B19.472,150Positive NewsNSCNorfolk Southern3.9969 of 5 stars$256.32+0.2%$267.71+4.4%+20.5%$57.78B$12.12B17.5119,300Positive NewsUNPUnion Pacific4.6165 of 5 stars$230.29-0.5%$258.39+12.2%+4.5%$137.59B$24.25B20.7532,439Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastENBEnbridge3.7568 of 5 stars$45.35+1.3%$67.00+47.7%+23.9%$98.88B$38.22B23.3811,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JBHT Competitors TSLA Competitors UAL Competitors CNI Competitors CP Competitors DAL Competitors GATX Competitors NSC Competitors UNP Competitors ENB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSX) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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