Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) Head-To-Head Contrast

Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Freight Technologies and United Parcel Service’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freight Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Parcel Service	5.08%	37.50%	8.21%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Freight Technologies and United Parcel Service”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freight Technologies	$13.06 million	0.06	-$7.90 million	($87.25)	-0.02
United Parcel Service	$88.66 billion	0.93	$5.57 billion	$5.38	18.11

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.2% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of United Parcel Service shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Freight Technologies and United Parcel Service, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freight Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
United Parcel Service	3	11	11	1	2.38

United Parcel Service has a consensus target price of $115.87, indicating a potential upside of 18.94%. Given United Parcel Service’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Parcel Service is more favorable than Freight Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

Freight Technologies has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parcel Service has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

United Parcel Service beats Freight Technologies on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of express letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services comprising guaranteed time-definite express options in Europe, Asia, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. The company also offers international air and ocean freight forwarding, post-sales, and mail and consulting services. In addition, it provides truckload and customs brokerage services; supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industries; fulfillment and transportation management services; and integrated supply chain and shipment insurance solutions. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.