Head-To-Head Survey: PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) versus Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL)

PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) and Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares PowerFleet and Janel World Trade’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PowerFleet	-4.63%	-1.33%	-0.66%
Janel World Trade	2.14%	17.29%	2.99%

Volatility & Risk

PowerFleet has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janel World Trade has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of Janel World Trade shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PowerFleet and Janel World Trade”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PowerFleet	$443.78 million	1.13	-$20.55 million	($0.16)	-23.34
Janel World Trade	$207.44 million	0.26	$5.41 million	$3.56	12.64

Janel World Trade has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PowerFleet. PowerFleet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janel World Trade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for PowerFleet and Janel World Trade, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PowerFleet	1	1	3	0	2.40
Janel World Trade	0	0	0	0	0.00

PowerFleet currently has a consensus target price of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 158.81%. Given PowerFleet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Janel World Trade.

About PowerFleet

PowerFleet, Inc. engages in the provision of fleet management solutions for logistics, industrial, and vehicles. It offers wireless Internet of Things and machine to machine solutions for securing, controlling, tracking, and managing enterprise assets such as industrial trucks, tractor trailers, containers, cargo, and vehicle and truck fleets. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Israel, and Other. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

About Janel World Trade

Janel Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Logistics, Life Sciences, and Manufacturing. The Logistics segment provides cargo transportation logistics management services, including freight forwarding by air, ocean, and land-based carriers; customs brokerage services; warehousing and distribution services; and other value added logistic services, as well as customs entry filing, cargo insurance procurement, logistics planning, product repackaging, and online shipment tracking services. The Life Sciences segment manufactures and distributes monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, diagnostic reagents, and other immuno-reagents for biomedical research; provides antibody manufacturing for academic and industry research scientists; and produces products for other life science companies on an original equipment manufacturer basis. The Manufacturing segment manufactures and distributes mixing equipment and apparatus for various industries, such as chemicals, inks, paints, construction, plastics, adhesives, cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals. The company was formerly known as Janel World Trade Ltd. and changed its name to Janel Corporation in April 2015. Janel Corporation was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New York, New York.