Critical Contrast: ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and Titanium Transportation Group (OTCMKTS:TTNMF)

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and Titanium Transportation Group (OTCMKTS:TTNMF) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ZTO Express (Cayman) and Titanium Transportation Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0	2	2	1	2.80
Titanium Transportation Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

ZTO Express (Cayman) presently has a consensus target price of $29.55, suggesting a potential upside of 40.68%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than Titanium Transportation Group.

Profitability

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and Titanium Transportation Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZTO Express (Cayman)	19.03%	15.90%	10.89%
Titanium Transportation Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and Titanium Transportation Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$54.21 billion	0.22	$1.30 billion	$1.86	11.29
Titanium Transportation Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than Titanium Transportation Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) beats Titanium Transportation Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZTO Express (Cayman)

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. provides express delivery and other value-added logistics services in the People's Republic of China. It offers freight forwarding services; and delivery services for e-commerce and traditional merchants, and other express service users. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Titanium Transportation Group

Titanium Transportation Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-based transportation and logistics company in North America. It operates in two segments, Truck Transportation and Logistics. The Truck Transportation segment provides pickup and delivery of general merchandise by long-haul, dedicated, and local trucking services through various trailer types, including dry vans, flatbeds, step-decks, heavy axle trailers, and other specialty equipment. The Logistics segment offers non-asset-based broker services, which include ancillary transportation services, such as third-party logistics and freight forwarding services. This segment also provides truckload and less than truckload freight services on vans, flatbeds, and other specialty equipment; and intermodal services, international ocean and air shipping, and emergency and expedited services, as well as specialty services for hazardous and fragile products. In addition, the company offers inventory warehousing and distribution services. It serves customers in multinational corporations across various industries. Titanium Transportation Group Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Bolton, Canada.