Reviewing GXO Logistics (GXO) and The Competition

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for GXO Logistics and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GXO Logistics	0	2	13	0	2.87
GXO Logistics Competitors	663	2030	2600	107	2.40

GXO Logistics currently has a consensus price target of $63.29, indicating a potential upside of 21.56%. As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies have a potential upside of 17.22%. Given GXO Logistics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GXO Logistics is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & Insider 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

GXO Logistics has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GXO Logistics’ peers have a beta of 0.66, suggesting that their average stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GXO Logistics	$13.64 billion	$32.00 million	46.07
GXO Logistics Competitors	$11.85 billion	$576.34 million	9.14

GXO Logistics has higher revenue, but lower 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.

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	0.96%	10.57%	2.61%
GXO Logistics Competitors	-1,651.27%	-22.25%	-11.48%

Summary

GXO Logistics beats its peers on 10 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.