RKLB vs. XPO, EXPD, 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 XPO (XPO), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), 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 XPO (NYSE:XPO) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
71.8% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of XPO shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of XPO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Rocket Lab USA had 16 more articles in the media than XPO. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Rocket Lab USA and 8 mentions for XPO. XPO's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Rocket Lab USA's score of 0.82 indicating that XPO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Rocket Lab USA currently has a consensus target price of $22.28, suggesting a potential downside of 11.81%. XPO has a consensus target price of $161.13, suggesting a potential upside of 21.84%. Given XPO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XPO is more favorable than Rocket Lab USA.
XPO received 1130 more outperform votes than Rocket Lab USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.81% of users gave XPO an outperform vote while only 54.88% of users gave Rocket Lab USA an outperform vote.
XPO has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab USA. Rocket Lab USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rocket Lab USA has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPO has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.
XPO has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Rocket Lab USA's net margin of -51.76%. XPO's return on equity of 30.36% beat Rocket Lab USA's return on equity.
Summary
XPO beats Rocket Lab USA on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:RKLB) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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