Jayud Global Logistics (NASDAQ:JYD – Get Free Report) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Jayud Global Logistics and PowerFleet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jayud Global Logistics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PowerFleet | -4.63% | -1.33% | -0.66% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Jayud Global Logistics and PowerFleet”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jayud Global Logistics | $85.47 million | 0.04 | -$5.07 million | N/A | N/A |
| PowerFleet | $443.78 million | 1.13 | -$20.55 million | ($0.16) | -23.34 |
Jayud Global Logistics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PowerFleet.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
67.9% of Jayud Global Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are held by company 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Jayud Global Logistics and PowerFleet, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jayud Global Logistics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| PowerFleet | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
PowerFleet has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 158.81%. Given PowerFleet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Jayud Global Logistics.
Volatility & Risk
Jayud Global Logistics has a beta of -1.41, meaning that its share price is 241% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PowerFleet beats Jayud Global Logistics on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jayud Global Logistics
Jayud Global Logistics Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of cross-border supply chain solution services worldwide. The company offers freight forwarding services, including integrated cross-border logistics, fragmented logistics services, and chartered airline freight services. It also offers supply chain management services, such as international trading and agent services; and other value-added services comprising custom brokerage and intelligent logistic IT systems. Jayud Global Logistics Limited was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China.
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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