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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer JBHT or R?

In the previous week, Ryder System had 2 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ryder System and 11 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Ryder System's score of 0.72 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryder System	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate JBHT or R?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus target price of $191.11, suggesting a potential upside of 13.39%. Ryder System has a consensus target price of $157.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.53%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
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 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%

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

75.0% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Ryder System shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JBHT or R?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 222 more outperform votes than Ryder System when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.74% of users gave Ryder System an outperform vote while only 59.23% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 738 59.23%	Underperform Votes 508 40.77%
Ryder System	Outperform Votes 516 64.74%	Underperform Votes 281 35.26%

Which has higher valuation & 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	1.41	$570.89M	$5.56	30.31
Ryder System	$12.64B	0.55	$489M	$11.09	14.99

Which has more volatility & risk, JBHT or R?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryder System has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 1.0%. Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Ryder System has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Ryder System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Ryder System on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.