FedEx (NYSE:FDX – Get Free Report) and Qube (OTCMKTS:QUBHF – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for FedEx and Qube, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FedEx | 2 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2.57 |
| Qube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
FedEx presently has a consensus target price of $350.54, indicating a potential upside of 10.01%. Given FedEx’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe FedEx is more favorable than Qube.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FedEx | 4.68% | 16.49% | 5.21% |
| Qube | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares FedEx and Qube”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FedEx | $94.72 billion | 0.80 | $4.43 billion | $18.51 | 17.21 |
| Qube | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
FedEx has higher revenue and earnings than Qube.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.5% of FedEx shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of FedEx shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
FedEx beats Qube on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About FedEx
FedEx Corporation provides transportation, e-commerce, and business services in the United States and internationally. It operates through FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services segments. The FedEx Express segment offers express transportation, small-package ground delivery, and freight transportation services; and time-critical transportation services. The FedEx Ground segment provides small-package ground delivery services. The FedEx Freight segment offers less-than-truckload freight transportation services. The FedEx Services segment provides sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection, and back-office support services. In addition, the company offers supply chain management solutions; and air and ocean cargo transportation, specialty transportation, customs brokerage, and trade management tools and data. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
About Qube
Qube Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics solutions for import and export supply chain in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company's Operating division offers services relating to the import and export of primarily containerized cargo; provides various logistics services, which includes road and rail transport, warehousing and distribution, container parks, and related services, as well as operates intermodal logistics hubs, including rail terminals and international freight forwarding; owns and operates automotive terminals that provides automotive, general cargo, and break-bulk facilities; operates multi-user grain storage and handling facilities; and develops and operates an import-export rail terminal, and an interstate rail terminal at the Moorebank Logistics Park. This division also provides bulk and general handling facilities; and bulk material handling services, including road and rail transport, stockpile management, and bulk ship loading services. Its Patrick Terminals division provides container stevedoring services in Australia. The company was formerly known as Qube Logistics Holdings Limited and changed its name to Qube Holdings Limited in November 2012. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Sydney, Australia.
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