Reviewing GXO Logistics (GXO) & The Competition

GXO Logistics (NYSE:GXO – Get Rating) is one of 31 public companies in the “Transportation services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare GXO Logistics to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for GXO Logistics and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GXO Logistics	0	4	11	0	2.73
GXO Logistics Competitors	199	1027	1724	44	2.54

GXO Logistics presently has a consensus target price of $97.64, suggesting a potential upside of 87.49%. As a group, “Transportation services” companies have a potential upside of 36.26%. Given GXO Logistics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GXO Logistics is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GXO Logistics and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GXO Logistics	$7.94 billion	$153.00 million	34.26
GXO Logistics Competitors	$3.48 billion	$133.10 million	18.17

GXO Logistics has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. GXO Logistics 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.3% of GXO Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of shares of all “Transportation services” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.3% 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GXO Logistics	2.15%	9.11%	3.19%
GXO Logistics Competitors	-2,284.15%	-105.28%	-6.96%

Summary

GXO Logistics beats its peers on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

GXO Logistics Company Profile (Get Rating)

GXO Logistics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. The company provides warehousing and distribution, order fulfilment, e-commerce, and other supply chain services, as well as reverse logistics or returns management services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated in approximately 906 facilities. The company serves various customers in the e-commerce, omnichannel retail, consumer technology, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods industries. GXO Logistics, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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