Reviewing QXO (QXO) and Its Rivals

QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) is one of 147 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare QXO to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

QXO has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QXO’s peers have a beta of 1.09, suggesting that their average stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.7% of QXO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 90.6% of QXO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
QXO	$57.11 million	-$1.07 million	-8.94
QXO Competitors	$5.82 billion	$10.26 million	-4.19

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

Profitability

This table compares QXO and its peers’ 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	-142.63%	-1,811.21%	-8.12%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for QXO and its peers, 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	799	4254	5849	129	2.48

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 20.49%. Given QXO’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QXO has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

QXO beats its peers on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About QXO

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.