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United Parcel Service (UPS) Competitors

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$125.68 +3.03 (+2.47%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

UPS vs. FDX, XPO, EXPD, CHRW, RKLB, HUBG, ATSG, FWRD, PKOH, and TFII

Should you be buying United Parcel Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Parcel Service include FedEx (FDX), XPO (XPO), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Forward Air (FWRD), Park-Ohio (PKOH), and TFI International (TFII).

United Parcel Service vs.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than FedEx. FedEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Parcel Service, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FedEx$87.59B0.77$4.33B$16.2117.01
United Parcel Service$90.69B1.18$6.71B$6.6218.98

In the previous week, FedEx had 95 more articles in the media than United Parcel Service. MarketBeat recorded 115 mentions for FedEx and 20 mentions for United Parcel Service. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat FedEx's score of 0.51 indicating that United Parcel Service is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FedEx
26 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
45 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
United Parcel Service
10 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FedEx currently has a consensus price target of $324.88, indicating a potential upside of 17.82%. United Parcel Service has a consensus price target of $151.29, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Given United Parcel Service's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than FedEx.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FedEx
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
United Parcel Service
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61

FedEx has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

84.5% of FedEx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of FedEx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

FedEx received 773 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.15% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.82% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FedExOutperform Votes
1626
70.15%
Underperform Votes
692
29.85%
United Parcel ServiceOutperform Votes
853
59.82%
Underperform Votes
573
40.18%

FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. FedEx pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. United Parcel Service has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. United Parcel Service is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.25% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.62%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 37.38% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FedEx4.62% 15.61% 4.84%
United Parcel Service 6.25%37.38%9.23%

Summary

United Parcel Service beats FedEx on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UPS vs. The Competition

MetricUnited Parcel ServiceTrucking & courier services, except air IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$107.25B$21.99B$303.23B$19.19B
Dividend Yield5.12%3.23%4.41%3.58%
P/E Ratio18.9811.5617.8441.22
Price / Sales1.180.5255.7717.58
Price / Cash10.068.0113.0321.28
Price / Book6.193.122.115.32
Net Income$6.71B$1.67B$577.06M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-2.39%-5.02%-2.48%-3.45%
1 Month Performance-4.31%-3.36%-3.29%-3.73%
1 Year Performance-20.03%-14.22%-0.72%12.06%

United Parcel Service Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.9133 of 5 stars
$125.68
+2.5%
$151.29
+20.4%
-19.9%$107.25B$90.69B18.98500,000High Trading Volume
FDX
FedEx
4.7925 of 5 stars
$284.40
+0.3%
$316.68
+11.4%
+12.0%$69.49B$87.59B17.48430,000Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Options Volume
News Coverage
Gap Up
XPO
XPO
3.7213 of 5 stars
$158.85
+1.6%
$147.31
-7.3%
+56.0%$18.49B$7.74B50.5838,000
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
1.7689 of 5 stars
$118.50
0.0%
$118.44
0.0%
-11.1%$16.59B$9.92B23.1018,000Positive News
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.1144 of 5 stars
$110.88
-0.4%
$112.88
+1.8%
+22.4%$13.11B$17.76B38.5415,246
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA
2.5817 of 5 stars
$25.22
+3.3%
$17.44
-30.8%
+463.9%$12.61B$363.82M-66.301,650Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
HUBG
Hub Group
3.2365 of 5 stars
$49.29
+0.3%
$46.83
-5.0%
-2.9%$3.02B$4.20B27.915,950News Coverage
ATSG
Air Transport Services Group
2.3794 of 5 stars
$21.96
+0.3%
$20.60
-6.2%
+31.7%$1.44B$2.07B-547.365,095Positive News
FWRD
Forward Air
1.5964 of 5 stars
$32.87
+0.1%
$39.25
+19.4%
-54.5%$951.72M$2.18B-1.384,251Positive News
PKOH
Park-Ohio
2.7594 of 5 stars
$29.84
+0.3%
N/A+0.4%$418.95M$1.66B23.806,300
TFII
TFI International
4.2577 of 5 stars
$153.05
+0.1%
$169.19
+10.5%
+14.4%$12.95B$7.52B27.7925,123

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This page (NYSE:UPS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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