EXPD vs. ARCB, HUBG, JBHT, LSTR, ODFL, MATX, SNDR, FDX, RKLB, and XPO
Should you be buying Expeditors International of Washington stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Expeditors International of Washington include ArcBest (ARCB), Hub Group (HUBG), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Matson (MATX), Schneider National (SNDR), FedEx (FDX), Rocket Lab (RKLB), and XPO (XPO).
Expeditors International of Washington vs. Its Competitors
ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
Expeditors International of Washington has higher revenue and earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expeditors International of Washington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Expeditors International of Washington pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ArcBest pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Expeditors International of Washington pays out 25.6% 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. Expeditors International of Washington has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Expeditors International of Washington is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Expeditors International of Washington had 6 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Expeditors International of Washington and 9 mentions for ArcBest. Expeditors International of Washington's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat ArcBest's score of 0.73 indicating that Expeditors International of Washington is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $93.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. Expeditors International of Washington has a consensus target price of $113.89, indicating a potential downside of 0.13%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Expeditors International of Washington.
Expeditors International of Washington has a net margin of 7.64% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 4.37%. Expeditors International of Washington's return on equity of 36.16% beat ArcBest's return on equity.
Summary
Expeditors International of Washington beats ArcBest on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:EXPD) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
