Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH – Get Free Report) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.7% of Freightos shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Lakeside shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Freightos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Lakeside and Freightos”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lakeside | $22.18 million | 0.81 | -$5.25 million | ($0.27) | -1.93 |
| Freightos | $29.46 million | 1.37 | -$17.52 million | ($0.33) | -2.37 |
Lakeside has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Freightos. Freightos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lakeside, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Lakeside has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightos has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Lakeside and Freightos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lakeside | -17.79% | -60.27% | -28.56% |
| Freightos | -56.24% | -41.63% | -27.70% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Lakeside and Freightos, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lakeside | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Freightos has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 282.90%. Given Freightos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Freightos is more favorable than Lakeside.
Summary
Freightos beats Lakeside on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lakeside
Lakeside Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border supply chain solution in the United States, China, South Korea, and internationally. It offers a range of integrated services under cross-border ocean freight solutions and cross-border airfreight solutions, including cross-border freight consolidation and forwarding services, customs clearance services, warehousing and distribution services, and U.S. domestic ground transportation services. The company customers include logistics service companies serving e-commerce platforms, social commerce platforms, and manufacturers to sell and transport consumer and industrial goods. Lakeside Holding Limited was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. Lakeside Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jiushen Transport LLC.
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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