Critical Survey: Lakeside (LSH) and Its Rivals

Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) is one of 45 public companies in the “TRANS – SERVICES” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Lakeside to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Lakeside and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeside	-29.49%	-236.84%	-46.64%
Lakeside Competitors	7.30%	-228.80%	2.60%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lakeside and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeside	$17.79 million	-$5.25 million	-1.48
Lakeside Competitors	$8.74 billion	$179.07 million	19.19

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Lakeside and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeside	1	0	0	0	1.00
Lakeside Competitors	463	1459	1594	94	2.37

As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies have a potential upside of 5.18%. Given Lakeside’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lakeside has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Lakeside shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Lakeside has a beta of 2.88, meaning that its stock price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeside’s rivals have a beta of 0.87, meaning that their average stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lakeside rivals beat Lakeside on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About Lakeside

Lakeside Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border supply chain solution in the United States, China, South Korea, and internationally. It offers a range of integrated services under cross-border ocean freight solutions and cross-border airfreight solutions, including cross-border freight consolidation and forwarding services, customs clearance services, warehousing and distribution services, and U.S. domestic ground transportation services. The company customers include logistics service companies serving e-commerce platforms, social commerce platforms, and manufacturers to sell and transport consumer and industrial goods. Lakeside Holding Limited was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. Lakeside Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jiushen Transport LLC.