Reviewing Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:HTCO) and Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL)

Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:HTCO) and Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Caravelle International Group and Amplitude, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caravelle International Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Amplitude	1	1	10	0	2.75

Amplitude has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 76.87%. Given Amplitude’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amplitude is more favorable than Caravelle International Group.

Profitability

This table compares Caravelle International Group and Amplitude’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caravelle International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amplitude	-25.80%	-32.33%	-19.76%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of Caravelle International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of Amplitude shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Caravelle International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Amplitude shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Caravelle International Group and Amplitude”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Caravelle International Group	$214.42 million	0.30	-$21.46 million	N/A	N/A
Amplitude	$343.21 million	2.23	-$88.54 million	($0.67)	-10.97

Caravelle International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amplitude.

Risk & Volatility

Caravelle International Group has a beta of -0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 154% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplitude has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amplitude beats Caravelle International Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Caravelle International Group

Caravelle International Group, through its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation services in Singapore and internationally. The company operates through Ocean Transportation and Heating Business segments. It provides international shipping services and carbon-neutral solutions for wood desiccation. Caravelle International Group also provides seaborne transportation services under the voyage contracts. The company provides vessel services on behalf of ship owners. Caravelle International Group is headquartered in Singapore.

About Amplitude

Amplitude, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides a digital analytics platform that analyzes customer behavior in the United States and internationally. It offers Amplitude Analytics, which provides real-time product data and reconstructed user visits; Amplitude Experiment, a solution that allows teams to test new capabilities and safely roll out new features; Amplitude CDP, an insight-driven solution that encompasses the data infrastructure, audience management, and data streaming capabilities; and Amplitude Session Replay used by product, marketing, and data teams to understand user behavior, diagnose product issues, and improve product outcomes. The company also provides customer support services related to initial implementation setup, ongoing support, and application training. It delivers its application over the Internet as a subscription service using a software-as-a-service model. The company was formerly known as Sonalight, Inc. and changed its name to Amplitude, Inc. in December 2014. Amplitude, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.