Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) and XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Freightos and XBP Global, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| XBP Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Freightos and XBP Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Freightos | $23.78 million | 6.84 | -$22.49 million | ($0.48) | -6.60 |
| XBP Global | $142.77 million | 0.42 | -$12.37 million | ($0.22) | -2.30 |
XBP Global has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos. Freightos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XBP Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of XBP Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of XBP Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Freightos has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XBP Global has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Freightos and XBP Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Freightos | -82.31% | -47.17% | -32.99% |
| XBP Global | N/A | 7,889.88% | 384.84% |
Summary
XBP Global beats Freightos on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Freightos
Freightos Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for international freight. It operates WebCargo, a platform for connecting carriers and forwarders; and Freightos.com, a platform for connecting service providers to importers/exporters. The company also offers software-as-a-service solutions, such as WebCargo Air for airline rates and ebookings; WebCargo AcceleRate, a multi-modal rate repository; data services; and WebCargo Airline Control Panel that enables airlines to control bookings and optimize pricing with real-time booking analytics. In addition, it provides digital customs brokerage services. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.
About XBP Global
XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. provides bills, payments, and related solutions and services in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bills & Payments and Technology. The Bills & Payments segment focuses on optimizing how bills and payments are processed by businesses of all sizes and industries. This segment also offers automation of accounts payable and accounts receivables processes and seeks to integrate buyers and suppliers, as well as engages in digital transformation business. The Technology segment engages in the sale of recurring software licenses and related maintenance, and hardware solutions, as well as provision of related maintenance and professional services. In addition, the company offers XBP platform that provides a secured network allowing billers, consumers, and businesses to communicate and transact; XBP Omnidirect, a cloud-based platform that provides enterprise level client communication management; and Reaktr.ai for cybersecurity, data modernization and cloud management, and generative AI. Further, it provides request to pay solutions; enterprise information management solutions; robotic process automation solutions; digital mailroom and records digitization solutions; business process management and intelligent workflow automation solutions; integrated communications solution; banking and financial industry solutions and services; cross-border payments; digitization of checks; confirmation of payee; and mortgage and loan management solutions. The company is based in Egham, the United Kingdom. XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Exela Technologies, Inc.
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