Head-To-Head Analysis: Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT) & Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD)

Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) and Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Expeditors International of Washington and Freight Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expeditors International of Washington	$12.04 billion	2.07	$752.88 million	$6.87	27.84
Freight Technologies	$13.06 million	0.06	-$7.90 million	($87.25)	-0.02

Expeditors International of Washington has higher revenue and earnings than Freight Technologies. Freight Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expeditors International of Washington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freight Technologies has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Expeditors International of Washington and Freight Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expeditors International of Washington	7.64%	36.16%	16.88%
Freight Technologies	-60.49%	-95.48%	-45.86%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Expeditors International of Washington and Freight Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expeditors International of Washington	3	6	2	2	2.23
Freight Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Expeditors International of Washington currently has a consensus price target of $168.78, suggesting a potential downside of 11.75%. Given Expeditors International of Washington’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Expeditors International of Washington is more favorable than Freight Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.2% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Expeditors International of Washington beats Freight Technologies on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expeditors International of Washington

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. The company offers airfreight services, such as air freight consolidation and forwarding; ocean freight and ocean services, including ocean freight consolidation, direct ocean forwarding, and order management; customs brokerage, import, intra-continental ground transportation and delivery, and warehousing and distribution services; and customs clearance, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite transportation services, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, specialized cargo monitoring and tracking, and other supply chain solutions. It also provides optimization, trade compliance consulting, cargo security, and solutions. In addition, it acts as a freight consolidator or as an agent for the airline that carries the shipment. Further, the company provides ancillary services that include preparation of shipping and customs documentation, packing, crating, insurance services, and the preparation of documentation to comply with local import and export laws. Its customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, technology, and industrial and manufacturing companies. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About Freight Technologies

Freight Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates a transportation logistics technology platform for cross-border shipping in the United States and Mexico. Its Fr8App technology platform offers an online portal and a mobile application that provide third-party logistics services to companies in the freight transportation market; a transport management solution for customers to manage their own fleet; and freight brokerage support and customer services based on the platform. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.