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FedEx (FDX) Competitors

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FDX vs. UPS, EXPD, RKLB, XPO, CHRW, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, and GXO

Should you be buying FedEx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FedEx include United Parcel Service (UPS), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), Rocket Lab (RKLB), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), and GXO Logistics (GXO).

FedEx vs. Its Competitors

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and FedEx (NYSE:FDX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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 Ratio
United Parcel Service$91.07B0.97$5.78B$6.8615.27
FedEx$87.93B0.66$4.09B$15.9415.15

United Parcel Service presently has a consensus target price of $119.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.86%. FedEx has a consensus target price of $282.46, indicating a potential upside of 16.97%. Given FedEx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
13 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41
FedEx
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 7 more articles in the media than FedEx. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for United Parcel Service and 43 mentions for FedEx. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat FedEx's score of 0.51 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
35 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FedEx
24 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. United Parcel Service pays out 95.6% 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 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and FedEx has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. United Parcel Service is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of FedEx shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FedEx has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.44% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.65%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 40.15% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
United Parcel Service6.44% 40.15% 9.65%
FedEx 4.65%16.34%5.14%

Summary

United Parcel Service beats FedEx on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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FDX vs. The Competition

MetricFedExTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$57.84B$30.57B$7.24B$20.64B
Dividend Yield2.48%4.38%922.91%3.77%
P/E Ratio14.3032.4112.8628.03
Price / Sales0.660.54308.0437.85
Price / Cash6.467.517.4121.91
Price / Book2.064.192.164.59
Net Income$4.09B$2.00B$560.55M$984.95M
7 Day Performance9.28%4.05%2.64%2.85%
1 Month Performance9.86%11.73%4.74%5.39%
1 Year Performance-17.77%-12.09%2.16%14.47%

FedEx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDX
FedEx
4.7729 of 5 stars
$241.49
+1.0%
$282.46
+17.0%
-19.9%$57.84B$87.93B14.30430,000Analyst Upgrade
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.8427 of 5 stars
$100.25
-0.4%
$120.26
+20.0%
-21.8%$84.87B$91.07B14.61490,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
4.6023 of 5 stars
$113.19
-0.9%
$113.89
+0.6%
-1.8%$15.51B$11.06B19.8019,900Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RKLB
Rocket Lab
2.3107 of 5 stars
$33.56
+0.3%
$28.10
-16.3%
+674.0%$15.21B$466.02M-83.842,100Trending News
Analyst Forecast
XPO
XPO
3.9316 of 5 stars
$125.45
-0.4%
$135.26
+7.8%
+24.8%$14.79B$8.01B38.6238,000Analyst Forecast
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.7685 of 5 stars
$93.53
-0.8%
$114.52
+22.4%
+15.1%$11.11B$17.72B22.3813,781News Coverage
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HUBG
Hub Group
3.8417 of 5 stars
$33.57
-0.5%
$43.46
+29.5%
-15.6%$2.06B$3.95B19.746,500News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ATSG
Air Transport Services Group
0.4896 of 5 stars
$22.48
flat
$23.33
+3.8%
N/A$1.48B$1.96B-561.865,320
FWRD
Forward Air
2.6063 of 5 stars
$22.29
-0.4%
$32.25
+44.7%
+36.1%$677.45M$2.47B-0.776,319
PKOH
Park-Ohio
2.5966 of 5 stars
$18.05
+1.3%
N/A-24.9%$256.78M$1.66B7.886,300
GXO
GXO Logistics
2.7437 of 5 stars
$47.96
-0.1%
$53.86
+12.3%
+2.4%$5.49B$11.71B77.35152,000Analyst Forecast

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