Reviewing Matson (NYSE:MATX) & Armlogi (NASDAQ:BTOC)

Armlogi (NASDAQ:BTOC) and Matson (NYSE:MATX) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Armlogi and Matson’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armlogi	-8.06%	-49.90%	-9.17%
Matson	14.26%	18.90%	10.95%

Risk & Volatility

Armlogi has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matson has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.8% of Matson shares are held by institutional investors. 72.9% of Armlogi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Matson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Armlogi and Matson, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armlogi	1	0	0	0	1.00
Matson	0	5	1	0	2.17

Matson has a consensus target price of $131.67, suggesting a potential upside of 41.14%. Given Matson’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Matson is more favorable than Armlogi.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Armlogi and Matson”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Armlogi	$190.41 million	0.15	-$15.35 million	($0.37)	-1.73
Matson	$3.42 billion	0.87	$476.40 million	$14.79	6.31

Matson has higher revenue and earnings than Armlogi. Armlogi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Matson beats Armlogi on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Armlogi

Armlogi Holding Corp. is a warehousing and logistics service provider which offers a comprehensive package of supply-chain solutions related to warehouse management and order fulfillment. Armlogi Holding Corp. is based in WALNUT, CA.

About Matson

Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of ocean transportation and logistics services. It operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Logistics. The Ocean Transportation segment offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, and Guam, as well as to other island economies in Micronesia. It primarily transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, food products, beverages, building materials, automobiles, and household goods; livestock; seafood; general sustenance cargo; and garments, footwear, e-commerce, and other retail merchandise. This segment also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services to ocean carriers on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. In addition, it offers vessel management and container transshipment services. The Logistics segment provides multimodal transportation brokerage services, including domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight services; less-than-container load consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing and distribution services; supply chain management services, and non-vessel operating common carrier freight forwarding services. It serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders, retailers, consumer goods, automobile manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. Matson, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.