Ryder System (R) Competitors

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) and Ryder System (NYSE:R) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, JBHT or R?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryder System has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBHT or R?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 222 more outperform votes than Ryder System when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave Ryder System an outperform vote while only 59.17% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 739 59.17%	Underperform Votes 510 40.83%
Ryder System	Outperform Votes 517 64.71%	Underperform Votes 282 35.29%

Does the media prefer JBHT or R?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services and J.B. Hunt Transport Services both had 13 articles in the media. Ryder System's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' score of 0.87 indicating that Ryder System is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryder System	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JBHT or R?

74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Ryder System shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Ryder System shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend JBHT or R?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services currently has a consensus price target of $186.80, suggesting a potential upside of 22.88%. Ryder System has a consensus price target of $157.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.16%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Ryder System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Ryder System	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is JBHT or R a better dividend stock?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryder System pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Ryder System has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Ryder System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation and earnings, JBHT or R?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ryder System. Ryder System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, 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
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.09B	1.26	$570.89M	$5.56	27.34
Ryder System	$12.71B	0.48	$489M	$11.09	13.09

Is JBHT or R more profitable?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Ryder System's net margin of 3.87%. Ryder System's return on equity of 17.23% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.72%	14.05%	6.83%
Ryder System	3.87%	17.23%	3.21%

Summary

Ryder System beats J.B. Hunt Transport Services on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.