United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) vs. Shengfeng Development (NASDAQ:SFWL) Financial Contrast

Shengfeng Development (NASDAQ:SFWL – Get Rating) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS – Get Rating) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.9% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shengfeng Development and United Parcel Service’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shengfeng Development	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Parcel Service	$100.34 billion	1.47	$11.55 billion	$12.36	13.85

United Parcel Service has higher revenue and earnings than Shengfeng Development.

Profitability

This table compares Shengfeng Development and United Parcel Service’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shengfeng Development	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Parcel Service	10.90%	57.68%	14.91%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Shengfeng Development and United Parcel Service, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shengfeng Development	0	0	0	0	N/A
United Parcel Service	3	6	14	1	2.54

United Parcel Service has a consensus price target of $193.58, indicating a potential upside of 13.05%. Given United Parcel Service’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than Shengfeng Development.

Summary

United Parcel Service beats Shengfeng Development on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shengfeng Development

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Shengfeng Development Limited is a contract logistics company principally in China. The Company provides integrated logistics solutions comprised of B2B freight transportation services, cloud storage services and value-added services. Shengfeng Development Limited is based in FUZHOU, China.

About United Parcel Service

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United Parcel Service, Inc. is a package delivery company, which engages in the provision of global supply chain management solutions. It operates through the following segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain Solutions. The U.S. Domestic Package segment includes time-definite delivery of letters, documents, and packages. The International Package segment focuses on delivery and shipments in Europe, Asia, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. The Supply Chain Solutions is involved in forwarding, logistics, Coyote, Marken, and UPS Mail Innovations. The company was founded by James E. Casey and Claude Ryan on August 28, 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.