Air T (NASDAQ:AIRT – Get Free Report) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Air T and Freightos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Air T | 17.17% | 176.42% | 17.67% |
| Freightos | -56.24% | -41.63% | -27.70% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Air T and Freightos, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Air T | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Air T has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightos has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
8.9% of Air T shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.5% of Air T shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Air T and Freightos”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Air T | $327.09 million | 0.24 | $77.98 million | $23.59 | 1.22 |
| Freightos | $29.46 million | 2.37 | -$17.52 million | ($0.33) | -4.12 |
Air T has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos. Freightos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Air T beats Freightos on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Air T
Air T, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides overnight air cargo, ground equipment sale, and commercial jet engines and parts in the United States and internationally. The Overnight Air Cargo segment offers air express delivery services. As of March 31, 2023, this segment had 85 aircraft under the dry-lease agreements with FedEx. The Ground Equipment Sales segment manufactures, sells, and services aircraft deicers, scissor-type lifts, military and civilian decontamination units, flight-line tow tractors, glycol recovery vehicles, and other specialized equipment. This segment sells its products to passenger and cargo airlines, ground handling companies, the United States Air Force, airports, and industrial customers. The Commercial Aircraft, Engines and Parts segment offers commercial aircraft trading, leasing, and parts solutions; commercial aircraft storage, storage maintenance, and aircraft disassembly/part-out services; commercial aircraft parts sales, exchanges, procurement services, consignment programs, and overhaul and repair services; and aircraft instrumentation, avionics, and a range of electrical accessories for civilian, military transport, regional/commuter and business/commercial jet, and turboprop aircraft. This segment also provides composite aircraft structures, and repair and support services. Air T, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Denver, North Carolina.
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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