Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT – Get Free Report) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Freight Technologies and PowerFleet”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Freight Technologies | $13.06 million | 0.14 | -$7.90 million | ($87.25) | -0.04 |
| PowerFleet | $443.78 million | 1.26 | -$20.55 million | ($0.16) | -26.06 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Freight Technologies and PowerFleet, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Freight Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| PowerFleet | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
PowerFleet has a consensus price target of $9.67, indicating a potential upside of 131.81%. Given PowerFleet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Freight Technologies.
Volatility & Risk
Freight Technologies has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
6.2% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Freight Technologies and PowerFleet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Freight Technologies | -60.49% | -95.48% | -45.86% |
| PowerFleet | -4.63% | -1.33% | -0.66% |
Summary
PowerFleet beats Freight Technologies on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Freight Technologies
Freight Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates a transportation logistics technology platform for cross-border shipping in the United States and Mexico. Its Fr8App technology platform offers an online portal and a mobile application that provide third-party logistics services to companies in the freight transportation market; a transport management solution for customers to manage their own fleet; and freight brokerage support and customer services based on the platform. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
About PowerFleet
PowerFleet, Inc. engages in the provision of fleet management solutions for logistics, industrial, and vehicles. It offers wireless Internet of Things and machine to machine solutions for securing, controlling, tracking, and managing enterprise assets such as industrial trucks, tractor trailers, containers, cargo, and vehicle and truck fleets. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Israel, and Other. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.
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