Comparing QXO (QXO) & The Competition

QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) is one of 136 publicly-traded companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare QXO to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Volatility and Risk

QXO has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QXO’s competitors have a beta of 1.14, suggesting that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares QXO and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
QXO	$54.52 million	-$1.07 million	-1.25
QXO Competitors	$1.25 billion	$9.43 million	-6.92

QXO’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than QXO. QXO 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.7% of QXO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 90.6% of QXO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QXO	-3.75%	0.51%	0.24%
QXO Competitors	-143.31%	-2,004.76%	-8.70%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QXO	0	0	0	0	N/A
QXO Competitors	760	3996	5403	116	2.47

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 14.57%. Given QXO’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QXO has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

QXO beats its competitors on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

QXO Company Profile

QXO, Inc. operates as a business application, technology, and consulting company in North America. The company provides solutions for accounting and business management, financial reporting, enterprise resource planning, human capital management, warehouse management systems, customer relationship management, and business intelligence. It also offers value-added services that focuses on consulting and professional, specialized programming, training, and technical support services. In addition, the company provides information technology managed services, such as cybersecurity, application hosting, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud, and other services; and data back-up, network maintenance, and upgrade services. It serves small and medium-sized businesses primarily in the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. QXO, Inc. is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.