Rush Enterprises (RUSHA) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Analysis

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is one of 157 publicly-traded companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Rush Enterprises to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Rush Enterprises and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rush Enterprises	0	1	3	1	3.00
Rush Enterprises Competitors	1471	4928	6750	242	2.43

Rush Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $50.26, indicating a potential upside of 11.32%. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 8.89%. Given Rush Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rush Enterprises is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rush Enterprises and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rush Enterprises	$7.43 billion	$263.78 million	19.55
Rush Enterprises Competitors	$6.62 billion	$363.16 million	33.89

Rush Enterprises has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Rush Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Rush Enterprises and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rush Enterprises	3.70%	11.91%	6.03%
Rush Enterprises Competitors	1.10%	-33.74%	3.54%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.4% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” 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.

Dividends

Rush Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Rush Enterprises pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.6% and pay out 34.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Rush Enterprises has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

Rush Enterprises has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rush Enterprises’ rivals have a beta of 1.32, suggesting that their average share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rush Enterprises beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About Rush Enterprises

Rush Enterprises, Inc. operates Rush Truck Centers, a network of commercial vehicle dealerships serving customers in the United States and Canada. The company sells new and used heavy-, medium- and light-duty trucks, representing manufacturers such as Peterbilt and other commercial vehicle brands. Its services include truck parts and repairs, collision and body work, leasing and rentals, and related financing and insurance products. Rush also provides aftermarket support designed to help commercial fleets and individual truck operators maintain and manage their vehicles.