RKLB vs. EXPD, XPO, CHRW, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, UPS, FDX, and KTOS
Should you be buying Rocket Lab USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rocket Lab USA include Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS).
Rocket Lab USA vs.
Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB) and Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Rocket Lab USA had 57 more articles in the media than Expeditors International of Washington. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Rocket Lab USA and 12 mentions for Expeditors International of Washington. Expeditors International of Washington's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Rocket Lab USA's score of 0.23 indicating that Expeditors International of Washington is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
71.8% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Rocket Lab USA has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Expeditors International of Washington has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab USA. Rocket Lab USA 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.
Expeditors International of Washington received 331 more outperform votes than Rocket Lab USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.17% of users gave Rocket Lab USA an outperform vote while only 49.09% of users gave Expeditors International of Washington an outperform vote.
Rocket Lab USA currently has a consensus price target of $23.06, indicating a potential upside of 13.74%. Expeditors International of Washington has a consensus price target of $115.90, indicating a potential downside of 2.12%. Given Rocket Lab USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rocket Lab USA is more favorable than Expeditors International of Washington.
Expeditors International of Washington has a net margin of 7.64% compared to Rocket Lab USA's net margin of -51.76%. Expeditors International of Washington's return on equity of 36.16% beat Rocket Lab USA's return on equity.
Summary
Expeditors International of Washington beats Rocket Lab USA on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:RKLB) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
