TFI International (TFII) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TFII or MPLX?

TFI International has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mplx has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TFII or MPLX?

Mplx has higher revenue and earnings than TFI International. Mplx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, 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
TFI International	$8.29B	1.41	$504.88M	$5.50	25.14
Mplx	$11.28B	4.27	$3.93B	$4.24	11.15

Is TFII or MPLX more profitable?

Mplx has a net margin of 36.77% compared to TFI International's net margin of 5.67%. Mplx's return on equity of 32.70% beat TFI International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TFI International	5.67%	20.25%	7.60%
Mplx	36.77%	32.70%	11.61%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TFII or MPLX?

Mplx received 448 more outperform votes than TFI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.95% of users gave Mplx an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TFI International	Outperform Votes 160 61.54%	Underperform Votes 100 38.46%
Mplx	Outperform Votes 608 71.95%	Underperform Votes 237 28.05%

Does the media refer more to TFII or MPLX?

In the previous week, Mplx had 6 more articles in the media than TFI International. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Mplx and 5 mentions for TFI International. TFI International's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Mplx's score of 0.80 indicating that TFI International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TFI International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mplx	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TFII or MPLX?

73.3% of TFI International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Mplx shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of TFI International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TFII or MPLX?

TFI International currently has a consensus price target of $169.19, indicating a potential upside of 22.38%. Mplx has a consensus price target of $49.56, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Given TFI International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe TFI International is more favorable than Mplx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TFI International	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Mplx	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is TFII or MPLX a better dividend stock?

TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Mplx pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. TFI International pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mplx pays out 90.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mplx has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Mplx is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Mplx beats TFI International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.