Critical Survey: Firstgroup (OTCMKTS:FGROY) & Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT)

Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT) and Firstgroup (OTCMKTS:FGROY) are both small-cap transportation 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Freight Technologies and Firstgroup”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freight Technologies	$13.73 million	0.08	-$5.60 million	($17.45)	-0.11
Firstgroup	$6.46 billion	0.21	$162.68 million	N/A	N/A

Firstgroup has higher revenue and earnings than Freight Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Freight Technologies and Firstgroup, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freight Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Firstgroup	0	0	1	0	3.00

Profitability

This table compares Freight Technologies and Firstgroup’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freight Technologies	-40.28%	-73.48%	-31.24%
Firstgroup	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Freight Technologies has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firstgroup has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.2% of Freight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Freight Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Firstgroup 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.

Summary

Firstgroup beats Freight Technologies on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Freight Technologies

Freight Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates a transportation logistics technology platform for cross-border shipping in the United States and Mexico. Its Fr8App technology platform offers an online portal and a mobile application that provide third-party logistics services to companies in the freight transportation market; a transport management solution for customers to manage their own fleet; and freight brokerage support and customer services based on the platform. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

About Firstgroup

FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 4,800 buses in the United Kingdom. The First Rail segment operates a passenger rail network that provides long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services through a portfolio of Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, and Avanti West Coast franchises; and hull trains and Lumos. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.