Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO – Get Free Report) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Payoneer Global and Freightos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Payoneer Global | 6.76% | 11.10% | 0.95% |
| Freightos | -59.46% | -37.28% | -25.50% |
Volatility and Risk
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Payoneer Global and Freightos”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Payoneer Global | $1.05 billion | 1.46 | $73.19 million | $0.20 | 23.00 |
| Freightos | $29.46 million | 3.68 | -$17.52 million | ($0.35) | -6.03 |
Payoneer Global has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos. Freightos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Payoneer Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Payoneer Global and Freightos, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Payoneer Global | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Payoneer Global currently has a consensus price target of $7.57, suggesting a potential upside of 64.60%. Freightos has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.18%. Given Payoneer Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Payoneer Global is more favorable than Freightos.
Summary
Payoneer Global beats Freightos on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Payoneer Global
Payoneer Global Inc. operates as a financial technology company. It operates a payment infrastructure platform that provides customers with a one-stop, global, multi-currency account to serve their accounts receivable and accounts payable needs. The company delivers a suite of services that includes cross-border payments, physical and virtual MasterCard cards, working capital, risk management, and other services. It also offers various payment options with minimal integration required, full back-office functions, and customer support offered. The company's platform delivers bank-grade security, stability, and redundancy. It serves customers, such as small and medium-sized businesses in approximately 190 countries and territories worldwide. Payoneer Global Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Freightos
Freightos Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for international freight. It operates WebCargo, a platform for connecting carriers and forwarders; and Freightos.com, a platform for connecting service providers to importers/exporters. The company also offers software-as-a-service solutions, such as WebCargo Air for airline rates and ebookings; WebCargo AcceleRate, a multi-modal rate repository; data services; and WebCargo Airline Control Panel that enables airlines to control bookings and optimize pricing with real-time booking analytics. In addition, it provides digital customs brokerage services. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.
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