PAMT (PAMT) vs. Its Competitors Critical Review

PAMT (NASDAQ:PAMT) is one of 100 publicly-traded companies in the “Ground Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare PAMT to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.1% of PAMT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 77.2% of PAMT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PAMT and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PAMT	$610.40 million	-$52.61 million	-6.55
PAMT Competitors	$8.79 billion	$911.04 million	0.48

PAMT’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than PAMT. PAMT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

PAMT has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAMT’s competitors have a beta of 1.14, meaning that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for PAMT and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PAMT	1	0	0	0	1.00
PAMT Competitors	1368	6530	8696	267	2.47

As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 20.81%. Given PAMT’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PAMT has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares PAMT and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAMT	-7.33%	-15.53%	-4.73%
PAMT Competitors	6.87%	12.61%	4.01%

Summary

PAMT competitors beat PAMT on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About PAMT

PAMT Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of truckload and logistics services through its subsidiaries. Its freight consists primarily of automotive parts, expedited goods, consumer goods, such as general retail store merchandise, and manufactured goods, such as heating and air conditioning units. The company was founded in June 1986 and is headquartered in Tontitown, AR.