Head-To-Head Survey: RXO (RXO) vs. Its Competitors

RXO (NYSE:RXO) is one of 35 public companies in the “Transportation services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare RXO to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares RXO and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RXO	0.28%	9.50%	3.37%
RXO Competitors	-2,584.27%	11.07%	-3.62%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RXO and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RXO	$4.80 billion	$92.00 million	167.83
RXO Competitors	$3.79 billion	$228.37 million	29.21

RXO has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. RXO is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for RXO and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RXO	1	12	5	0	2.22
RXO Competitors	108	933	1839	32	2.62

RXO presently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.47%. As a group, “Transportation services” companies have a potential upside of 2.82%. Given RXO’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe RXO is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.7% of RXO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of shares of all “Transportation services” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of RXO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of shares of all “Transportation services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

RXO Company Profile

RXO, Inc. provides full truckload freight transportation brokering services. The company also offers brokered services for managed transportation, last mile, and freight forwarding. RXO, Inc. was founded in 2022 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.