XPO (XPO) Competitors

XPO (NYSE:XPO) and ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to XPO or ARCB?

In the previous week, XPO had 22 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for XPO and 19 mentions for ArcBest. XPO's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat ArcBest's score of 0.17 indicating that XPO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPO	8 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcBest	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, XPO or ARCB?

XPO has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend XPO or ARCB?

XPO currently has a consensus target price of $138.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.20%. ArcBest has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.46%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than XPO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPO	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
ArcBest	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of XPO or ARCB?

97.7% of XPO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of XPO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, XPO or ARCB?

XPO has higher revenue and earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPO, 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
XPO	$8.07B	1.79	$387M	$2.89	42.56
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.40	$173.96M	$6.72	11.03

Is XPO or ARCB more profitable?

XPO has a net margin of 4.32% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 3.90%. XPO's return on equity of 26.48% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPO	4.32%	26.48%	5.57%
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%

Summary

XPO beats ArcBest on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.