Sino-Global Shipping America (NASDAQ:SINO) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:PWFL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sino-Global Shipping America and PowerFleet, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Sino-Global Shipping America | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| PowerFleet | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
PowerFleet has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.90%. Given PowerFleet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Sino-Global Shipping America.
Volatility & Risk
Sino-Global Shipping America has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Sino-Global Shipping America and PowerFleet's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Sino-Global Shipping America | -186.24% | -192.42% | -98.63% |
| PowerFleet | -8.99% | -4.15% | -1.54% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sino-Global Shipping America and PowerFleet's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Sino-Global Shipping America | $6.54 million | 12.11 | $-16,450,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| PowerFleet | $81.92 million | 3.22 | $-10,960,000.00 | ($0.12) | -70.75 |
PowerFleet has higher revenue and earnings than Sino-Global Shipping America.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.3% of Sino-Global Shipping America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of Sino-Global Shipping America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of PowerFleet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
PowerFleet beats Sino-Global Shipping America on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
