CBL International (NASDAQ:BANL) & PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) Head-To-Head Review

CBL International (NASDAQ:BANL) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Volatility & Risk

CBL International has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of CBL International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CBL International and PowerFleet”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBL International	$592.52 million	0.02	-$3.87 million	N/A	N/A
PowerFleet	$362.52 million	1.93	-$50.99 million	($0.30)	-17.47

CBL International has higher revenue and earnings than PowerFleet.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for CBL International and PowerFleet, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBL International	1	0	0	0	1.00
PowerFleet	1	1	5	0	2.57

PowerFleet has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 100.38%. Given PowerFleet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than CBL International.

Profitability

This table compares CBL International and PowerFleet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBL International	N/A	N/A	N/A
PowerFleet	-9.95%	-8.56%	-4.45%

Summary

PowerFleet beats CBL International on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBL International

CBL International Limited, a marine fuel logistics company, provides vessel refueling solutions in Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Singapore, and internationally. It facilitates vessel refueling between ship operators and local physical distributors/traders by purchasing marine fuel, including both fossil fuel and alternative fuel. The company’s services to its customers include vessel refueling options available at ports; arranges vessel refueling activities and local physical delivery of marine fuel; and coordinates vessel refueling schedule. It also offers trade credit; handles unforeseeable circumstances and provides contingency solutions; fulfills special requests related to vessel refueling; and handles disputes relates to quality and quantity issues on marine fuel. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CBL International Limited operates as a subsidiary of CBL (Asia) Limited.

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.