Reviewing Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT) and Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG)

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Hub Group and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hub Group	1	9	6	0	2.31
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	1	0	0	0	1.00

Hub Group presently has a consensus price target of $43.31, indicating a potential downside of 9.40%. Given Hub Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hub Group is more favorable than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.8% of Hub Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hub Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hub Group and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hub Group	$3.95 billion	0.74	$103.99 million	$1.73	27.63
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	$1.29 million	4.43	-$3.65 million	($182.53)	-0.01

Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Hub Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service has a beta of -0.98, meaning that its stock price is 198% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hub Group and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hub Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	-389.47%	-17.62%	-15.69%

Summary

Hub Group beats Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hub Group

Hub Group, Inc., a supply chain solutions provider, offers transportation and logistics management services in North America. The company's transportation services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and dedicated and regional trucking, as well as final mile, railcar, small parcel, and international transportation. Its logistics services comprise full outsource logistics solution, transportation management, freight consolidation, warehousing and fulfillment, final mile delivery, and parcel and international services. The company also provides dry van, expedited, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, and flatbed truck brokerage services. It offers a fleet of approximately 2,300 tractors, 460 independent owner-operators, and 4,300 trailers to its customers, as well as the management and infrastructure. The company serves a range of industries, including retail, consumer products, and durable goods. As of December 31, 2023, it owned approximately 50,000 dry, 53-foot containers, as well as 900 refrigerated and 53-foot containers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

About Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies parallel-import vehicles in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and internationally. It purchases and resell branded automobiles under the Mercedes, Lexus, Range Rover, RAM and Toyota brands. The company was formerly known as Yuan Qiu Business Group LLC and changed its name to Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. in March 2022. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. is a subsidiary of Fairview Eastern International Holdings Limited.