Cargojet (CGJTF) and Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

Cargojet (OTCMKTS:CGJTF) is one of 60 publicly-traded companies in the “Air Freight & Logistics” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Cargojet to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and profitability.

Dividends

Cargojet pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Cargojet pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.6% and pay out 41.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Cargojet lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cargojet and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cargojet	$710.45 million	$57.40 million	41.61
Cargojet Competitors	$12.22 billion	$609.53 million	14.14

Cargojet’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Cargojet. Cargojet is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Cargojet and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cargojet	0	1	2	0	2.67
Cargojet Competitors	606	1971	2542	106	2.41

As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies have a potential upside of 16.06%. Given Cargojet’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cargojet has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.6% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cargojet and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cargojet	3.62%	4.96%	1.75%
Cargojet Competitors	-461.32%	-1.14%	-8.27%

Summary

Cargojet competitors beat Cargojet on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

Cargojet Company Profile

Cargojet Inc. provides time sensitive overnight air cargo services and carriers in Canada. It operates domestic air cargo network services between 16 Canadian cities; and provides dedicated aircraft to customers on an aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance basis operating between points in Canada, North and South America, and Europe. The company operates scheduled international routes for various cargo customers between the United States and Bermuda; and between Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. In addition, it offers aircraft to customers on an ad hoc charter basis operating between points in Canada, the United States, and other international destinations; and specialty charter services for livestock shipments, military equipment movements, emergency relief supplies, and virtually large shipments across North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Further, the company is involved in the aircraft operation and maintenance, flight planning and dispatch, crew planning and training, ground handling, and commercial airline cargo management businesses. The company operates a fleet of 41 aircraft. Cargojet Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.