Analysts were expecting Hub Group Inc. (HUBG) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.23 for last quarter, but HUBG beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.26---3 cents above the consensus estimate.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.45 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that HUBG’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare HUBG's 14.85% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 9.75% for the Air Delivery & Freight Services industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect HUBG to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Air Delivery & Freight Services industry, you can see how analysts believe HUBG will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) [Chart - News - Analysis] and FedEx Corporation (FDX) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe UPS's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 7.99% while FDX's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 11.80%.

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