Despegar.com - DESP Competitors

Daseke (NASDAQ:DSKE) and Despegar.com (NYSE:DESP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is DSKE or DESP more profitable?

Daseke has a net margin of 2.83% compared to Despegar.com's net margin of -12.74%. Daseke's return on equity of 38.92% beat Despegar.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daseke	2.83%	38.92%	4.26%
Despegar.com	-12.74%	N/A	-8.52%

Does the media refer more to DSKE or DESP?

In the previous week, Despegar.com had 2 more articles in the media than Daseke. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Despegar.com and 1 mentions for Daseke. Daseke's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Despegar.com's score of -0.25 indicating that Daseke is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Daseke	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Despegar.com	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate DSKE or DESP?

Daseke presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.32%. Despegar.com has a consensus target price of $7.88, suggesting a potential upside of 37.43%. Given Daseke's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Daseke is more favorable than Despegar.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daseke	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Despegar.com	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more volatility & risk, DSKE or DESP?

Daseke has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Despegar.com has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DSKE or DESP?

Despegar.com received 1 more outperform votes than Daseke when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.22% of users gave Daseke an outperform vote while only 60.24% of users gave Despegar.com an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Daseke	Outperform Votes 249 68.22%	Underperform Votes 116 31.78%
Despegar.com	Outperform Votes 250 60.24%	Underperform Votes 165 39.76%

Which has better earnings & valuation, DSKE or DESP?

Daseke has higher revenue and earnings than Despegar.com. Despegar.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daseke, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daseke	$1.77 billion	0.18	$50.20 million	$0.68	10.31
Despegar.com	$537.97 million	0.76	-$68.53 million	-$1.20	-4.77

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DSKE or DESP?

41.2% of Daseke shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Despegar.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of Daseke shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Despegar.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Daseke beats Despegar.com on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.