Analyzing RXO (RXO) & Its Peers

RXO (NYSE:RXO) is one of 32 publicly-traded companies in the “Transportation services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare RXO to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RXO	$4.23 billion	$92.00 million	164.18
RXO Competitors	$4.22 billion	$259.11 million	31.48

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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of shares of all “Transportation services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of RXO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Transportation services” companies 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.

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	-2,727.69%	11.95%	-3.73%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for RXO and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RXO	1	12	5	0	2.22
RXO Competitors	109	930	1832	32	2.62

RXO presently has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. As a group, “Transportation services” companies have a potential upside of 3.04%. Given RXO’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RXO is more favorable than its peers.

About RXO

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.