Hub Group (HUBG) Competitors $33.60 -1.42 (-4.05%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.58 -0.02 (-0.06%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HUBG vs. ARCB, HTLD, JBHT, LSTR, MRTN, ODFL, WERN, KNX, R, and SNDRShould you be buying Hub Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hub Group include ArcBest (ARCB), Heartland Express (HTLD), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Marten Transport (MRTN), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), and Schneider National (SNDR). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Hub Group vs. Its Competitors ArcBest Heartland Express J.B. Hunt Transport Services Landstar System Marten Transport Old Dominion Freight Line Werner Enterprises Knight-Swift Transportation Ryder System Schneider National Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend HUBG or ARCB? Hub Group presently has a consensus price target of $40.57, indicating a potential upside of 20.74%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.35%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Hub Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hub Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70ArcBest 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Is HUBG or ARCB more profitable? ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Hub Group's net margin of 2.65%. ArcBest's return on equity of 8.67% beat Hub Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hub Group2.65% 6.87% 4.04% ArcBest 3.90%8.67%4.66% Do institutionals & insiders believe in HUBG or ARCB? 46.8% of Hub Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hub Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HUBG or ARCB a better dividend stock? Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hub Group pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 6.3% 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 higher earnings and valuation, HUBG or ARCB? ArcBest has higher revenue and earnings than Hub Group. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHub Group$3.95B0.52$103.99M$1.7019.76ArcBest$4.18B0.38$173.96M$7.569.28 Which has more risk & volatility, HUBG or ARCB? Hub Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HUBG or ARCB? In the previous week, ArcBest had 10 more articles in the media than Hub Group. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for ArcBest and 18 mentions for Hub Group. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat ArcBest's score of 0.04 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hub Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ArcBest 5 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryArcBest beats Hub Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hub Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HUBG 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 HUBG 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 HUBG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHub GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.14B$5.60B$7.12B$9.52BDividend Yield1.43%2.32%706.15%4.09%P/E Ratio20.3610.4312.9323.81Price / Sales0.521.14525.1166.04Price / Cash6.9410.517.6657.96Price / Book1.222.932.065.54Net Income$103.99M$189.74M$574.24M$259.28M7 Day Performance-6.93%-6.49%-5.22%-4.64%1 Month Performance-6.85%-7.33%-2.17%4.41%1 Year Performance-21.00%-7.38%-2.70%17.95% Hub Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HUBGHub Group4.0844 of 5 stars$33.60-4.1%$40.57+20.7%-27.3%$2.14B$3.95B20.366,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeARCBArcBest4.9675 of 5 stars$85.46-0.9%$94.00+10.0%-42.4%$1.98B$4.18B11.3014,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHTLDHeartland Express4.3853 of 5 stars$8.39+0.4%$9.63+14.7%-40.8%$656.71M$1.05B-18.245,700JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8245 of 5 stars$148.39-0.6%$164.90+11.1%-17.3%$14.81B$12.09B26.9833,646Analyst RevisionLSTRLandstar System4.5029 of 5 stars$141.21-1.0%$151.31+7.2%-31.3%$4.98B$4.82B27.961,441Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMRTNMarten Transport4.072 of 5 stars$12.87-1.0%$19.00+47.6%-35.4%$1.06B$963.71M49.503,776ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.2534 of 5 stars$164.32-1.7%$174.85+6.4%-30.2%$35.31B$5.81B30.8321,895Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeWERNWerner Enterprises4.0924 of 5 stars$28.61-2.5%$30.40+6.3%-29.9%$1.81B$3.03B98.669,287News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.9594 of 5 stars$44.43-0.9%$53.88+21.3%-21.3%$7.27B$7.41B43.5635,300Positive NewsRRyder System3.8736 of 5 stars$182.60flat$181.50-0.6%+25.3%$7.55B$12.64B15.5350,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSNDRSchneider National4.6452 of 5 stars$25.76-1.0%$27.29+5.9%-14.1%$4.56B$5.29B36.8019,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCB Competitors HTLD Competitors JBHT Competitors LSTR Competitors MRTN Competitors ODFL Competitors WERN Competitors KNX Competitors R Competitors SNDR 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:HUBG) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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