Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) and Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Lakeside shares are owned 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.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Freightos and Lakeside”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Freightos | $29.46 million | 1.47 | -$17.52 million | ($0.33) | -2.55 |
| Lakeside | $22.18 million | 1.15 | -$5.25 million | ($0.27) | -2.75 |
Lakeside has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Freightos. Lakeside is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freightos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Freightos and Lakeside’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Freightos | -56.24% | -41.63% | -27.70% |
| Lakeside | -17.79% | -60.27% | -28.56% |
Volatility & Risk
Freightos has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeside has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Freightos and Lakeside, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Lakeside | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Freightos presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 257.02%. Given Freightos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Freightos is more favorable than Lakeside.
Summary
Freightos beats Lakeside on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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