Reviewing GXO Logistics (GXO) & Its Competitors

GXO Logistics (NYSE:GXO) is one of 61 public companies in the “Air Freight & Logistics” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare GXO Logistics to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.7% of GXO Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GXO Logistics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for GXO Logistics and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GXO Logistics	0	2	13	0	2.87
GXO Logistics Competitors	669	2032	2609	108	2.40

GXO Logistics presently has a consensus target price of $65.57, suggesting a potential upside of 18.70%. As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies have a potential upside of 19.92%. Given GXO Logistics’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GXO Logistics has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

GXO Logistics has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GXO Logistics’ competitors have a beta of 0.69, meaning that their average share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GXO Logistics and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GXO Logistics	$13.18 billion	$32.00 million	46.81
GXO Logistics Competitors	$10.82 billion	$472.10 million	9.29

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

Profitability

This table compares GXO Logistics and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GXO Logistics	0.98%	10.91%	2.69%
GXO Logistics Competitors	-1,651.27%	-22.26%	-11.48%

Summary

GXO Logistics beats its competitors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About GXO Logistics

GXO Logistics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. The company provides warehousing and distribution, order fulfilment, e-commerce, reverse logistics, and other supply chain services. As of December 31, 2023, it operated in approximately 974 facilities. The company serves various customers in the e-commerce, omnichannel retail, technology and consumer electronics, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, and others. GXO Logistics, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.