ARCB vs. SNDR, WERN, MRTN, ULH, HTLD, LSTR, CVLG, YRCW, PTSI, and KNX
Should you be buying ArcBest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ArcBest include Schneider National (SNDR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Universal Logistics (ULH), Heartland Express (HTLD), Landstar System (LSTR), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), and Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.
ArcBest received 13 more outperform votes than Schneider National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.78% of users gave Schneider National an outperform vote while only 53.19% of users gave ArcBest an outperform vote.
ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Schneider National pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ArcBest pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schneider National pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Schneider National has a net margin of 2.95% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 2.80%. ArcBest's return on equity of 15.27% beat Schneider National's return on equity.
ArcBest currently has a consensus price target of $143.38, indicating a potential upside of 24.85%. Schneider National has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.16%. Given Schneider National's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schneider National is more favorable than ArcBest.
99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of ArcBest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Schneider National shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, ArcBest had 10 more articles in the media than Schneider National. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for ArcBest and 25 mentions for Schneider National. Schneider National's average media sentiment score of -0.09 beat ArcBest's score of -0.13 indicating that Schneider National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Schneider National has higher revenue and earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schneider National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ArcBest has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schneider National has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ArcBest and Schneider National tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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