Head to Head Survey: PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) & DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY)

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DHL Group and PowerFleet”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DHL Group	$91.11 billion	0.73	$3.61 billion	$3.43	16.20
PowerFleet	$362.52 million	2.09	-$50.99 million	($0.31)	-18.23

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for DHL Group and PowerFleet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DHL Group	0	6	1	1	2.38
PowerFleet	1	1	5	0	2.57

PowerFleet has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 85.84%. Given PowerFleet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than DHL Group.

Profitability

This table compares DHL Group and PowerFleet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DHL Group	4.24%	15.44%	5.07%
PowerFleet	-9.70%	-9.00%	-4.48%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.4% of PowerFleet shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

DHL Group has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DHL Group beats PowerFleet on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DHL Group

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers. The Global Forwarding, Freight segment provides air, ocean, and overland freight forwarding services; and offers multimodal and sector-specific solutions. This segment's business model is based on brokering transport services between customers and freight carriers. The Supply Chain segment delivers customized supply chain solutions to its customers based on modular components, including warehousing and transport services; and value-added services, such as e-fulfilment, omnichannel solutions and returns management, lead logistics partner, real estate solutions, service logistics, and packaging solutions for various industrial sectors. The eCommerce Solutions segment provides parcel delivery and cross-border non-time definite international services. The Post & Parcel Germany segment transports and delivers mail communication, parcels, physical and hybrid letters, and special products for the delivery of goods; and offers additional services, such as registered mail, cash on delivery, and insured items. Deutsche Post AG was founded in 1490 and is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

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.