XPO (XPO) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Analysis

XPO (NYSE:XPO) is one of 101 publicly-traded companies in the “Ground Transportation” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare XPO to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for XPO and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPO	1	4	19	2	2.85
XPO Competitors	1379	6535	8698	267	2.47

XPO currently has a consensus price target of $221.45, suggesting a potential upside of 16.45%. As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 16.17%. Given XPO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe XPO is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares XPO and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPO	5.69%	32.80%	7.60%
XPO Competitors	6.87%	12.61%	4.01%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares XPO and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPO	$8.83 billion	$316.00 million	44.85
XPO Competitors	$9.17 billion	$896.49 million	31.25

XPO’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than XPO. XPO is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

XPO has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPO’s rivals have a beta of 1.14, suggesting that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.7% of XPO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of XPO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

XPO beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

XPO Company Profile

XPO Inc. is a transportation company focused on less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping in North America. Its network combines freight from multiple customers into shared truckloads, serving businesses that need to ship goods too large for parcel delivery but not large enough to fill an entire trailer. The company provides pickup and delivery, linehaul transportation between service centers, and related freight-handling services. Its operations primarily serve customers in the United States, with cross-border coverage in Canada and Mexico.