Head to Head Analysis: Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT)

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT) and Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service and Hub Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hub Group	1	9	6	0	2.31

Hub Group has a consensus price target of $43.31, indicating a potential upside of 12.83%. Given Hub Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hub Group is more favorable than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service and Hub Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	-389.47%	-17.62%	-15.69%
Hub Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service and Hub Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	$901,437.00	5.83	-$3.65 million	($182.53)	-0.01
Hub Group	$3.73 billion	0.63	$103.99 million	$1.73	22.19

Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service has a beta of -0.99, indicating that its stock price is 199% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Group has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hub Group beats Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies parallel-import vehicles in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and internationally. It purchases and resell branded automobiles under the Mercedes, Lexus, Range Rover, RAM and Toyota brands. The company was formerly known as Yuan Qiu Business Group LLC and changed its name to Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. in March 2022. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. is a subsidiary of Fairview Eastern International Holdings Limited.

About Hub Group

Hub Group, Inc., a supply chain solutions provider, offers transportation and logistics management services in North America. The company's transportation services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and dedicated and regional trucking, as well as final mile, railcar, small parcel, and international transportation. Its logistics services comprise full outsource logistics solution, transportation management, freight consolidation, warehousing and fulfillment, final mile delivery, and parcel and international services. The company also provides dry van, expedited, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, and flatbed truck brokerage services. It offers a fleet of approximately 2,300 tractors, 460 independent owner-operators, and 4,300 trailers to its customers, as well as the management and infrastructure. The company serves a range of industries, including retail, consumer products, and durable goods. As of December 31, 2023, it owned approximately 50,000 dry, 53-foot containers, as well as 900 refrigerated and 53-foot containers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.