Comparing Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGOW) and ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO)

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGOW) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and Freightos”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$7.02 billion	1.68	$1.30 billion	$1.86	11.41
Freightos	$29.92 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.6% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for ZTO Express (Cayman) and Freightos, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0	2	2	1	2.80
Freightos	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZTO Express (Cayman) presently has a consensus price target of $29.55, suggesting a potential upside of 39.23%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than Freightos.

Profitability

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and Freightos’ 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%
Freightos	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) beats Freightos on 10 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 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.