TFII vs. ZTO, SAIA, ASR, UHAL, XPO, PAC, AAL, CHRW, KNX, and LUV
Should you be buying TFI International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TFI International include ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Saia (SAIA), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR), U-Haul (UHAL), XPO (XPO), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC), American Airlines Group (AAL), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), and Southwest Airlines (LUV). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and TFI International (NYSE:TFII) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
ZTO Express (Cayman) received 134 more outperform votes than TFI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.19% of users gave ZTO Express (Cayman) an outperform vote while only 60.70% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, ZTO Express (Cayman) had 1 more articles in the media than TFI International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman) and 2 mentions for TFI International. TFI International's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s score of 0.58 indicating that ZTO Express (Cayman) is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ZTO Express (Cayman) currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.88%. TFI International has a consensus price target of $160.78, indicating a potential upside of 16.78%. Given TFI International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than TFI International.
ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFI International pays out 28.4% 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. TFI International has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TFI International. ZTO Express (Cayman) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TFI International has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of TFI International shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of TFI International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 22.70% compared to ZTO Express (Cayman)'s net margin of 6.44%. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity of 20.39% beat TFI International's return on equity.
Summary
ZTO Express (Cayman) beats TFI International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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