FedEx (FDX) Competitors $253.97 -14.49 (-5.40%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$253.94 -0.03 (-0.01%) As of 02/21/2025 07:59 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends FDX vs. UPS, XPO, EXPD, RKLB, CHRW, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, and AIRTShould you be buying FedEx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FedEx include United Parcel Service (UPS), XPO (XPO), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), and Air T (AIRT). FedEx vs. United Parcel Service XPO Expeditors International of Washington Rocket Lab USA C.H. Robinson Worldwide Hub Group Air Transport Services Group Forward Air Park-Ohio Air T United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and FedEx (NYSE:FDX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UPS or FDX? FedEx received 766 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.16% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.76% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited Parcel ServiceOutperform Votes86359.76% Underperform Votes58140.24% FedExOutperform Votes162970.16% Underperform Votes69329.84% Is UPS or FDX more profitable? United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.35% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.45%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 39.13% beat FedEx's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Parcel Service6.35% 39.13% 9.61% FedEx 4.45%15.59%4.86% Do institutionals and insiders believe in UPS or FDX? 60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of FedEx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend UPS or FDX? United Parcel Service currently has a consensus target price of $140.73, indicating a potential upside of 20.95%. FedEx has a consensus target price of $321.87, indicating a potential upside of 26.74%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than United Parcel Service.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Parcel Service 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54FedEx 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Does the media favor UPS or FDX? In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 21 more articles in the media than FedEx. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for United Parcel Service and 34 mentions for FedEx. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat FedEx's score of 1.21 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Parcel Service 46 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FedEx 30 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UPS or FDX? United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than FedEx. FedEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Parcel Service, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited Parcel Service$91.07B1.09$5.78B$6.7617.21FedEx$87.39B0.70$4.33B$15.6916.19 Is UPS or FDX a better dividend stock? United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. United Parcel Service pays out 97.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FedEx pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. United Parcel Service is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, UPS or FDX? United Parcel Service has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FedEx has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUnited Parcel Service beats FedEx on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FedEx News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FDX 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 FDX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFedExAir courier services IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$61.17B$20.90B$305.04B$20.02BDividend Yield2.06%2.06%4.25%3.65%P/E Ratio16.1916.1913.2934.88Price / Sales0.700.5357.5115.60Price / Cash7.365.1912.4720.85Price / Book2.273.772.034.92Net Income$4.33B$1.46B$552.84M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.18%-1.06%-2.28%-1.05%1 Month Performance-7.89%-1.65%-2.88%-1.39%1 Year Performance5.23%29.55%2.45%13.93% FedEx Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDXFedEx4.9623 of 5 stars$253.97-5.4%$321.87+26.7%+5.2%$61.17B$87.39B16.19430,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUPSUnited Parcel Service4.82 of 5 stars$116.37+0.6%$140.73+20.9%-21.5%$99.31B$91.07B17.21500,000Ex-DividendPositive NewsXPOXPO4.6741 of 5 stars$145.65+1.5%$161.13+10.6%+4.6%$17.08B$8.07B45.0938,000EXPDExpeditors International of Washington3.4366 of 5 stars$113.82+1.0%$117.44+3.2%-1.3%$15.93B$9.30B22.1918,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageRKLBRocket Lab USA2.439 of 5 stars$28.02-1.0%$22.28-20.5%+407.5%$14.01B$244.59M-75.731,650Upcoming EarningsCHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide4.5682 of 5 stars$99.49+0.9%$117.17+17.8%+39.1%$11.76B$17.72B25.8415,246Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionHUBGHub Group2.7889 of 5 stars$42.96+0.9%$48.50+12.9%-1.2%$2.64B$3.95B25.275,950ATSGAir Transport Services Group2.8858 of 5 stars$22.24-0.1%$20.60-7.4%+61.2%$1.46B$2.07B-555.865,095FWRDForward Air2.5693 of 5 stars$30.63+1.1%$35.67+16.4%-29.5%$886.74M$1.37B-1.294,251Upcoming EarningsPKOHPark-OhioN/A$25.44-0.4%N/A-3.2%$357.18M$1.66B20.356,300AIRTAir T0.3788 of 5 stars$19.82+0.6%N/A+22.2%$54.70M$286.83M-22.78500News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Parcel Service Competitors XPO Competitors Expeditors International of Washington Competitors Rocket Lab USA Competitors C.H. 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