FLEX LNG (FLNG) Competitors

GXO Logistics (NYSE:GXO) and FLEX LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is GXO or FLNG more profitable?

FLEX LNG has a net margin of 33.03% compared to GXO Logistics' net margin of 1.14%. FLEX LNG's return on equity of 15.61% beat GXO Logistics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GXO Logistics	1.14%	11.16%	3.05%
FLEX LNG	33.03%	15.61%	4.86%

Does the media favor GXO or FLNG?

In the previous week, GXO Logistics had 17 more articles in the media than FLEX LNG. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for GXO Logistics and 4 mentions for FLEX LNG. GXO Logistics' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat FLEX LNG's score of 0.83 indicating that GXO Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GXO Logistics	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FLEX LNG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics presently has a consensus price target of $54.93, indicating a potential upside of 58.62%. FLEX LNG has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.31%. Given GXO Logistics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe GXO Logistics is more favorable than FLEX LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GXO Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
FLEX LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics received 63 more outperform votes than FLEX LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.29% of users gave GXO Logistics an outperform vote while only 23.08% of users gave FLEX LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GXO Logistics	Outperform Votes 69 49.29%	Underperform Votes 71 50.71%
FLEX LNG	Outperform Votes 6 23.08%	Underperform Votes 20 76.92%

Which has better earnings and valuation, GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics has higher revenue and earnings than FLEX LNG. FLEX LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GXO Logistics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GXO Logistics	$11.71B	0.35	$134M	$1.12	30.92
FLEX LNG	$356.35M	3.40	$117.68M	$2.18	10.31

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GXO or FLNG?

90.7% of GXO Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of GXO Logistics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FLEX LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GXO or FLNG?

GXO Logistics has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FLEX LNG has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GXO Logistics beats FLEX LNG on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.