GXO vs. GATX, GBTG, RXO, XPO, LSTR, FRO, KEX, R, ALK, and AL
Should you be buying GXO Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GXO Logistics include GATX (GATX), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), RXO (RXO), XPO (XPO), Landstar System (LSTR), Frontline (FRO), Kirby (KEX), Ryder System (R), Alaska Air Group (ALK), and Air Lease (AL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
GXO Logistics (NYSE:GXO) and GATX (NYSE:GATX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
90.7% of GXO Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of GATX shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of GXO Logistics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of GATX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, GXO Logistics had 6 more articles in the media than GATX. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for GXO Logistics and 9 mentions for GATX. GATX's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat GXO Logistics' score of 0.57 indicating that GATX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
GATX received 272 more outperform votes than GXO Logistics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.71% of users gave GATX an outperform vote while only 46.22% of users gave GXO Logistics an outperform vote.
GATX has a net margin of 17.64% compared to GXO Logistics' net margin of 1.68%. GATX's return on equity of 11.29% beat GXO Logistics' return on equity.
GXO Logistics has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GATX has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
GATX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GXO Logistics. GATX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GXO Logistics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
GXO Logistics currently has a consensus target price of $69.38, suggesting a potential upside of 31.83%. GATX has a consensus target price of $135.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.63%. Given GXO Logistics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe GXO Logistics is more favorable than GATX.
Summary
GXO Logistics and GATX tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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