RXO (RXO) Competitors

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and RXO (NYSE:RXO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZTO or RXO?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZTO Express (Cayman), 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
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$5.41B	2.35	$1.23B	$1.45	14.50
RXO	$4.55B	0.70	-$285M	-$2.12	-9.33

Does the media refer more to ZTO or RXO?

In the previous week, ZTO Express (Cayman) had 1 more articles in the media than RXO. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman) and 2 mentions for RXO. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat RXO's score of 0.35 indicating that ZTO Express (Cayman) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ZTO Express (Cayman)	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RXO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ZTO or RXO?

41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of RXO shares are owned by 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 prefer ZTO or RXO?

ZTO Express (Cayman) currently has a consensus target price of $24.53, indicating a potential upside of 16.65%. RXO has a consensus target price of $26.46, indicating a potential upside of 33.78%. Given RXO's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RXO is more favorable than ZTO Express (Cayman).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
RXO	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ZTO or RXO?

ZTO Express (Cayman) received 262 more outperform votes than RXO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.90% of users gave ZTO Express (Cayman) an outperform vote while only 22.22% of users gave RXO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ZTO Express (Cayman)	Outperform Votes 278 62.90%	Underperform Votes 164 37.10%
RXO	Outperform Votes 16 22.22%	Underperform Votes 56 77.78%

Which has more risk & volatility, ZTO or RXO?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RXO has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZTO or RXO more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 20.56% compared to RXO's net margin of -6.26%. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity of 15.44% beat RXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.56%	15.44%	10.24%
RXO	-6.26%	1.53%	0.65%

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) beats RXO on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.