FRP (FRPH) Competitors

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) and FRP (NASDAQ:FRPH) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Is WERN or FRPH more profitable?

FRP has a net margin of 18.35% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.13%. Werner Enterprises' return on equity of 2.27% beat FRP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Werner Enterprises	1.13%	2.27%	1.08%
FRP	18.35%	1.67%	1.06%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WERN or FRPH?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Werner Enterprises	$3.03B	0.58	$34.23M	$0.55	51.45
FRP	$41.77M	12.28	$5.30M	$0.34	79.06

Which has more risk & volatility, WERN or FRPH?

Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FRP has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WERN or FRPH?

Werner Enterprises received 182 more outperform votes than FRP when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.79% of users gave FRP an outperform vote while only 49.03% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Werner Enterprises	Outperform Votes 455 49.03%	Underperform Votes 473 50.97%
FRP	Outperform Votes 273 63.79%	Underperform Votes 155 36.21%

Do analysts prefer WERN or FRPH?

Werner Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $34.71, indicating a potential upside of 22.67%. Given Werner Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Werner Enterprises is more favorable than FRP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Werner Enterprises	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FRP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer WERN or FRPH?

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 5 more articles in the media than FRP. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 2 mentions for FRP. Werner Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat FRP's score of 0.31 indicating that Werner Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WERN or FRPH?

89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of FRP shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of FRP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Werner Enterprises beats FRP on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.