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FedEx (FDX) Competitors

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$288.03 -5.03 (-1.72%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

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

Should 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), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), and Air T (AIRT).

FedEx vs.

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

84.5% of FedEx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of FedEx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

FedEx received 764 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.14% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FedExOutperform Votes
1616
70.14%
Underperform Votes
688
29.86%
United Parcel ServiceOutperform Votes
852
59.79%
Underperform Votes
573
40.21%

FedEx presently has a consensus price target of $316.04, indicating a potential upside of 9.73%. United Parcel Service has a consensus price target of $151.52, indicating a potential upside of 14.73%. Given United Parcel Service's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than FedEx.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FedEx
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
United Parcel Service
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 20 more articles in the media than FedEx. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for United Parcel Service and 38 mentions for FedEx. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat FedEx's score of 0.89 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FedEx
25 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
United Parcel Service
38 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FedEx has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. FedEx pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. United Parcel Service has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. United Parcel Service is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.25% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.62%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 37.38% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FedEx4.62% 15.61% 4.84%
United Parcel Service 6.25%37.38%9.23%

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
FedEx$87.59B0.80$4.33B$16.2117.77
United Parcel Service$90.96B1.24$6.71B$6.6219.95

Summary

United Parcel Service beats FedEx on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FDX vs. The Competition

MetricFedExAir courier services IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$70.37B$23.96B$331.28B$19.87B
Dividend Yield1.89%1.89%4.48%3.53%
P/E Ratio17.7717.7717.8242.94
Price / Sales0.800.5655.5818.99
Price / Cash8.125.559.0717.86
Price / Book2.574.002.215.52
Net Income$4.33B$1.46B$570.30M$986.45M
7 Day Performance-1.45%-3.38%-1.57%0.45%
1 Month Performance7.18%13.59%-1.14%1.05%
1 Year Performance12.54%17.59%14.02%24.67%

FedEx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FDX
FedEx
3.9831 of 5 stars
$288.03
-1.7%
$316.04
+9.7%
+12.7%$71.60B$87.69B17.77430,000Dividend Announcement
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.8846 of 5 stars
$132.07
-0.8%
$151.52
+14.7%
-11.7%$113.67B$90.96B19.95500,000Ex-Dividend
Positive News
XPO
XPO
3.7471 of 5 stars
$146.53
+0.5%
$141.13
-3.7%
+65.9%$16.97B$7.74B47.4238,000
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
1.8712 of 5 stars
$118.89
+0.7%
$118.44
-0.4%
+1.2%$16.52B$9.30B23.0118,000Positive News
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.6004 of 5 stars
$109.03
0.0%
$107.63
-1.3%
+32.9%$12.89B$17.76B37.7315,246Positive News
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA
2.6825 of 5 stars
$20.18
-1.6%
$16.50
-18.2%
+368.2%$10.18B$244.59M0.001,650Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
HUBG
Hub Group
3.6889 of 5 stars
$50.25
+0.5%
$46.83
-6.8%
+33.9%$3.07B$4.20B28.555,950Positive News
High Trading Volume
ATSG
Air Transport Services Group
2.7595 of 5 stars
$21.99
+0.1%
$20.60
-6.3%
+36.5%$1.45B$2.07B-549.615,095Analyst Forecast
FWRD
Forward Air
0.8944 of 5 stars
$34.94
+1.4%
$39.25
+12.3%
-46.8%$998.06M$1.37B0.004,251Positive News
PKOH
Park-Ohio
1.041 of 5 stars
$32.00
+0.0%
N/A+38.5%$449.20M$1.66B25.606,300Analyst Upgrade
AIRT
Air T
0.3301 of 5 stars
$17.29
-6.1%
N/A-0.3%$47.72M$284.09M-19.87500

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This page (NYSE:FDX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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