XPO Logistics Is Now Citi's Top Pick In Trucking

Citi's Christian Wetherbee named the Fortune 500 company as the firm's top pick within the trucking sector, partly due to overall favorable trends across the entire trucking sector. Specifically, truckload demand has accelerated after the first quarter's "soft patch" while less than truckload is "up nicely" in the second quarter (check out Christian Wetherbee's track record). As such, the analyst sees upside in XPO's stock to $75 per share. Investors looking for exposure to more TL-focused trucking companies should consider an investment Schneider National Inc SNDR as the analyst sees upside to $25 per share. Related Links: The King Of Acquisitions Says M&A Is 'Not In Our Life At The Moment' Morgan Stanley Shares Highlights From Freight Conference _______ Image Credit: By Mr.choppers - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Looking forward, there is a better case to be made for preferring LTL focused trucking companies over TL due to better cyclical exposures, e-commerce shifts, and pricing trends, the analyst added. As such, XPO is a favorable investment since it is best-positioned to take advantage from these dynamics.

XPO and Schneider are justified in boasting superior multiples given the companies superior earnings growth profile, the analyst also suggested.