U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.

NYSE:USX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$322.8m

This company has been acquired

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U.S. Xpress Enterprises Valuation

Is USX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of USX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: USX ($6.14) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($0.01)

Significantly Below Fair Value: USX is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for USX?

Key metric: As USX is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for USX. This is calculated by dividing USX's market cap by their current revenue.
What is USX's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.2x
SalesUS$2.14b
Market CapUS$322.82m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does USX's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for USX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.5x
DSKE Daseke
0.2xn/aUS$391.8m
CVLG Covenant Logistics Group
0.6x6.2%US$747.3m
ULH Universal Logistics Holdings
0.7x1.7%US$1.3b
PAMT Pamt
0.5x4.3%US$356.4m
USX U.S. Xpress Enterprises
0.2x3.1%US$322.8m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: USX is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the peer average (0.4x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does USX's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Transportation Industry?

11 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.5x7.6%
USX U.S. Xpress Enterprises
 0.2x3.1%US$322.82m
CAR Avis Budget Group
0.2x1.6%US$3.13b
HTZ Hertz Global Holdings
0.1x1.5%US$1.12b
USX 0.2xIndustry Avg. 1.5xNo. of Companies11PS01.22.43.64.86+
11 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.5x17.3%
USX U.S. Xpress Enterprises
 0.2x113.0%US$322.82m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: USX is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (0.9x)

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is USX's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

USX PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.2x
Fair PS Ratio0.1x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: USX is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst USX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Dec ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Nov ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Oct ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Sep ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Aug ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Jul ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Jun ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
May ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Apr ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Mar ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Feb ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Jan ’25n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Dec ’24n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Nov ’24n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Oct ’24n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Sep ’24n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Aug ’24n/a
US$6.10
0%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Jul ’24US$6.14
US$6.10
-0.7%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Jun ’24US$6.08
US$6.10
+0.3%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
May ’24US$6.07
US$6.10
+0.5%
1.2%US$6.15US$6.00n/a3
Apr ’24US$5.94
US$4.58
-23.0%
34.4%US$6.15US$3.00n/a2
Mar ’24US$1.57
US$2.32
+47.6%
21.7%US$3.00US$1.80n/a3
Feb ’24US$1.63
US$2.47
+51.3%
15.4%US$3.00US$2.15n/a3
Jan ’24US$1.81
US$2.85
+57.5%
15.5%US$3.30US$2.25n/a3
Dec ’23US$2.20
US$2.85
+29.5%
15.5%US$3.30US$2.25n/a3

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/07/04 12:55
End of Day Share Price 2023/06/30 00:00
Earnings2023/03/31
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kenneth HoexterBofA Global Research
Brian OssenbeckJ.P. Morgan
Ravi ShankerMorgan Stanley