Contrasting QXO (QXO) and The Competition

QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) is one of 137 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare QXO to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

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	-156.30%	-1,982.00%	-9.18%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.7% of QXO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 90.6% of QXO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for QXO and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QXO	0	0	0	0	N/A
QXO Competitors	758	4074	5354	116	2.47

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 15.73%. Given QXO’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QXO has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

QXO has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QXO’s competitors have a beta of 1.16, indicating that their average share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
QXO	$57.11 million	-$1.07 million	-9.06
QXO Competitors	$1.33 billion	$9.49 million	-5.40

QXO’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than QXO. QXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

QXO beats its competitors on 6 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.