XPO (XPO) Competitors

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

Is FDX or XPO more profitable?

XPO has a net margin of 4.81% compared to FedEx's net margin of 4.45%. XPO's return on equity of 30.36% beat FedEx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FedEx	4.45%	15.59%	4.86%
XPO	4.81%	30.36%	5.95%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FDX or XPO?

FedEx received 447 more outperform votes than XPO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.13% of users gave XPO an outperform vote while only 70.09% of users gave FedEx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FedEx	Outperform Votes 1647 70.09%	Underperform Votes 703 29.91%
XPO	Outperform Votes 1200 78.13%	Underperform Votes 336 21.88%

Which has better valuation and earnings, FDX or XPO?

FedEx has higher revenue and earnings than XPO. FedEx 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
FedEx	$87.82B	0.60	$4.33B	$15.94	13.87
XPO	$8.01B	1.83	$387M	$3.25	38.30

Do analysts rate FDX or XPO?

FedEx presently has a consensus price target of $297.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.34%. XPO has a consensus price target of $134.11, indicating a potential upside of 7.75%. Given FedEx's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than XPO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FedEx	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
XPO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor FDX or XPO?

In the previous week, FedEx had 34 more articles in the media than XPO. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for FedEx and 12 mentions for XPO. XPO's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat FedEx's score of 0.86 indicating that XPO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FedEx	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPO	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FDX or XPO?

FedEx has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPO has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of XPO shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of FedEx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of XPO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

XPO beats FedEx on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.