RXO (NYSE:RXO – Get Free Report) and Kuehne & Nagel International (OTCMKTS:KHNGY – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of RXO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
RXO has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kuehne & Nagel International has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RXO | $5.73 billion | 0.78 | -$100.00 million | ($0.61) | -44.42 |
| Kuehne & Nagel International | $29.53 billion | 1.05 | $1.06 billion | $1.76 | 29.23 |
Kuehne & Nagel International has higher revenue and earnings than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kuehne & Nagel International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for RXO and Kuehne & Nagel International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RXO | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Kuehne & Nagel International | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
RXO currently has a consensus target price of $22.08, indicating a potential downside of 18.52%. Given RXO’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RXO is more favorable than Kuehne & Nagel International.
Profitability
This table compares RXO and Kuehne & Nagel International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RXO | -1.83% | -1.16% | -0.56% |
| Kuehne & Nagel International | 3.52% | 38.37% | 7.12% |
Summary
Kuehne & Nagel International beats RXO on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About RXO
RXO, Inc. provides full truckload freight transportation brokering services. It also offers brokered services for managed transportation, last mile, and freight forwarding. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Kuehne & Nagel International
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated logistics services worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Sea Logistics, Air Logistics, Road Logistics, and Contract Logistics. It offers less-than-container load, reefer and project logistics, and flexible container shipping solutions. The company also provides time-critical solutions, sea-air and time-defined products, airside and air charter services, cargo insurance, and customs clearance services. In addition, it offers spare parts logistics, production, and e-commerce logistics, distribution, packaging, and process solutions. Further, the company provides supply chain consulting and order management services. It serves aerospace, automotive, mobility, consumer, healthcare, high-tech and semicon, industrial, and perishables industries. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Schindellegi, Switzerland. Kuehne + Nagel International AG is a subsidiary of Kuehne Holding AG.
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