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

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

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 dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

FedEx received 777 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.12% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote while only 59.77% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FedExOutperform Votes
1643
70.12%
Underperform Votes
700
29.88%
United Parcel ServiceOutperform Votes
866
59.77%
Underperform Votes
583
40.23%

In the previous week, FedEx had 88 more articles in the media than United Parcel Service. MarketBeat recorded 144 mentions for FedEx and 56 mentions for United Parcel Service. United Parcel Service's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat FedEx's score of 0.12 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
34 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
33 Neutral mention(s)
36 Negative mention(s)
9 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
United Parcel Service
49 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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

FedEx pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. FedEx pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Parcel Service pays out 97.0% 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 16 consecutive years. United Parcel Service is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

FedEx has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

FedEx currently has a consensus price target of $300.60, suggesting a potential upside of 24.63%. United Parcel Service has a consensus price target of $138.09, suggesting a potential upside of 25.52%. Given United Parcel Service's 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)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62
United Parcel Service
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52

United Parcel Service has a net margin of 6.35% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.45%. United Parcel Service's return on equity of 39.13% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FedEx4.45% 15.59% 4.86%
United Parcel Service 6.35%39.13%9.61%

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$87.82B0.66$4.33B$15.9415.13
United Parcel Service$91.07B1.03$5.78B$6.7616.27

Summary

United Parcel Service beats FedEx on 11 of the 21 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$93.97B$18.96B$287.42B$19.75B
Dividend Yield5.61%3.72%3.93%3.75%
P/E Ratio16.279.3413.8334.06
Price / Sales1.030.39222.5928.49
Price / Cash9.736.7311.6917.54
Price / Book5.612.511.924.63
Net Income$5.78B$1.24B$547.22M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-7.43%-3.02%0.14%1.17%
1 Month Performance-6.86%-3.36%-4.16%-1.04%
1 Year Performance-29.74%-20.62%-3.34%7.12%

United Parcel Service Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.918 of 5 stars
$110.01
-5.0%
$137.91
+25.4%
-25.8%$93.97B$91.07B16.27536,000Analyst Forecast
Positive News
High Trading Volume
FDX
FedEx
4.6087 of 5 stars
$241.95
+5.0%
$300.60
+24.2%
-14.8%$58.33B$87.39B15.44430,000Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
3.2701 of 5 stars
$117.17
+0.7%
$115.90
-1.1%
-3.1%$16.19B$10.60B20.5018,000Positive News
XPO
XPO
4.599 of 5 stars
$111.48
+2.6%
$158.47
+42.2%
-10.2%$13.08B$8.07B34.5423,000
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.6309 of 5 stars
$100.39
+0.4%
$117.65
+17.2%
+34.9%$11.92B$17.72B26.0817,400Positive News
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA
2.4842 of 5 stars
$19.93
+5.2%
$23.06
+15.7%
+399.0%$9.03B$436.21M-53.831,180
HUBG
Hub Group
4.4119 of 5 stars
$38.05
+1.5%
$47.82
+25.7%
-8.3%$2.34B$3.95B22.385,950Dividend Announcement
Positive News
ATSG
Air Transport Services Group
2.7217 of 5 stars
$22.35
+0.1%
$20.60
-7.8%
+71.6%$1.47B$1.96B-558.495,320Positive News
FWRD
Forward Air
2.4867 of 5 stars
$21.30
+0.2%
$37.00
+73.7%
-25.6%$618.46M$2.47B-0.904,251Positive News
PKOH
Park-Ohio
2.8343 of 5 stars
$22.65
+2.9%
N/A-11.7%$322.26M$1.66B18.126,900
ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman)
3.8517 of 5 stars
$20.00
-0.3%
$22.78
+13.9%
-4.9%$12.05B$44.28B13.7623,554Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
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This page (NYSE:UPS) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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