Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) and Paysign (NASDAQ:PAYS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Freightos and Paysign’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% |
| Paysign | 10.10% | 19.18% | 3.84% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Freightos and Paysign, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Paysign | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
22.7% of Freightos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of Paysign shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Paysign shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Freightos and Paysign”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Freightos | $23.78 million | 4.42 | -$22.49 million | ($0.48) | -4.27 |
| Paysign | $58.38 million | 3.51 | $3.82 million | $0.13 | 28.62 |
Paysign has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos. Freightos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paysign, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Freightos has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paysign has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Paysign beats Freightos on 13 of the 14 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 Paysign
Paysign, Inc. provides prepaid card programs, comprehensive patient affordability offerings, digital banking services, and integrated payment processing services for businesses, consumers, and government institutions. Its product offerings include solutions for corporate rewards, prepaid gift cards, general purpose reloadable debit cards, employee incentives, consumer rebates, donor compensation, clinical trials, healthcare reimbursement payments and pharmaceutical payment assistance, and demand deposit accounts accessible with a debit card. The company markets its prepaid card solutions under the Paysign brand. Its primary market focus is on companies and municipalities that require a streamlined payment solution for rewards, rebates, payment assistance, and other payments to their customers, employees, agents, and others. The company was formerly known as 3PEA International, Inc. and changed its name to Paysign, Inc. in April 2019. Paysign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.
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