Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR) and Schneider National (NASDAQ:SNDR) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Genesee & Wyoming and Schneider National’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Genesee & Wyoming | $2.08 billion | 1.96 | $615.42 million | $2.29 | 28.97 |
| Schneider National | $4.20 billion | 0.88 | $544.67 million | N/A | N/A |
Genesee & Wyoming has higher revenue, but lower earnings than Schneider National.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
95.9% of Genesee & Wyoming shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Genesee & Wyoming shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Genesee & Wyoming and Schneider National’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Genesee & Wyoming | 6.64% | 6.32% | 2.63% |
| Schneider National | 4.32% | 13.37% | 5.98% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Genesee & Wyoming and Schneider National, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Genesee & Wyoming | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Schneider National | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.78 |
Genesee & Wyoming presently has a consensus target price of $75.60, indicating a potential upside of 13.98%. Schneider National has a consensus target price of $22.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. Given Genesee & Wyoming’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Genesee & Wyoming is more favorable than Schneider National.
Summary
Genesee & Wyoming beats Schneider National on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genesee & Wyoming
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns and operates freight railroads across the world. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned or leased 122 freight railroads worldwide that are organized in 10 operating regions. The Company operates through three segments, which include North American Operations, Australian Operations and U.K./European Operations. In North America, the Company has operations in eight regions, such as Central, Coastal (which includes industrial switching and port operations), Midwest, Mountain West (which includes industrial switching operations), Northeast, Pacific, Southern and Canada. Outside the United States, the Company has operations in two regions: Australia and the United Kingdom/Europe (which consists of operations in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, as well as the provision of management and technical support through Freightliner to Saudi Arabia Railway Company).
About Schneider National
Schneider National, Inc. is a provider of transportation, logistics and related services. The Company’s transportation solutions include one-way, intermodal, dedicated, bulk, transport management, trans loading services, international services and Schneider payment services. Its supply chain management and consulting services include logistics solution design, global supply chain services, enterprise and market entry assistance, and sourcing and compliance. Schneider Logistics is the subsidiary of the Company, which provides supply chain management technology, managed services, engineering services and freight payment. The Company operates approximately 10,000 tractors, around 28,800 trailers and around 14,300 containers. It has operations in around 36 locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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