UPS vs. UNP, CNI, CP, CSX, GE, FDX, NSC, ODFL, DAL, and ZTO
Should you be buying United Parcel Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Parcel Service include Union Pacific (UNP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), CSX (CSX), General Electric (GE), FedEx (FDX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Union Pacific pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. United Parcel Service pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Union Pacific pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, United Parcel Service had 11 more articles in the media than Union Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for United Parcel Service and 15 mentions for Union Pacific. Union Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat United Parcel Service's score of 0.79 indicating that Union Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than Union Pacific. United Parcel Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Union Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Union Pacific has a net margin of 26.52% compared to United Parcel Service's net margin of 6.60%. Union Pacific's return on equity of 44.34% beat United Parcel Service's return on equity.
United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Union Pacific has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Union Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Union Pacific shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
United Parcel Service currently has a consensus price target of $165.23, suggesting a potential upside of 11.81%. Union Pacific has a consensus price target of $259.61, suggesting a potential upside of 5.57%. Given United Parcel Service's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than Union Pacific.
Union Pacific received 388 more outperform votes than United Parcel Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.21% of users gave Union Pacific an outperform vote while only 59.99% of users gave United Parcel Service an outperform vote.
Summary
Union Pacific beats United Parcel Service on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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