BingEx (NASDAQ:FLX) & C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) Head-To-Head Review

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) and BingEx (NASDAQ:FLX) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares C.H. Robinson Worldwide and BingEx’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	3.70%	35.49%	12.25%
BingEx	1.89%	13.02%	8.54%

Volatility & Risk

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BingEx has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for C.H. Robinson Worldwide and BingEx, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1	6	17	0	2.67
BingEx	1	0	0	0	1.00

C.H. Robinson Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $194.84, indicating a potential upside of 17.92%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe C.H. Robinson Worldwide is more favorable than BingEx.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares C.H. Robinson Worldwide and BingEx”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	$16.23 billion	1.20	$587.08 million	$4.94	33.45
BingEx	$570.86 million	0.21	$15.65 million	$0.18	11.70

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than BingEx. BingEx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C.H. Robinson Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide beats BingEx on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About C.H. Robinson Worldwide

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation services, and related logistics and supply chain services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: North American Surface Transportation and Global Forwarding. The company offers transportation and logistics services, such as truckload, less than truckload transportation brokerage services, which include the shipment of single or multiple pallets of freight; intermodal transportation that comprises the shipment service of freight in containers or trailers by a combination of truck and rail; and non-vessel operating common carrier and freight forwarding services, as well as organizes air shipments and provides door-to-door services. It also provides customs brokerage services; and other logistics services, such as fee-based managed, warehousing, small parcel, and other services. It has contractual relationships with approximately 45,000 transportation companies, including motor carriers, railroads, and ocean and air carriers. In addition, the company is involved in the buying, selling, and/or marketing of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other value-added perishable items under the Robinson Fresh brand name. Further, the company offers transportation management services or managed TMS; and other surface transportation services. It provides its fresh produce to grocery retailers, restaurants, produce wholesalers, and foodservice distributors through a network of independent produce growers and suppliers. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

About BingEx

BingEx Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides on-demand courier services under the FlashEx brand name in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Flash-Riders as service providers. It serves individual and business customers, including local retailers, restaurants, and logistics players through its mobile platform and website. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.