Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) and Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Freightos has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Dot has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Freightos and Green Dot”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Freightos | $29.46 million | 3.02 | -$17.52 million | ($0.35) | -4.94 |
| Green Dot | $2.08 billion | 0.30 | -$98.87 million | ($1.78) | -6.23 |
Freightos has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Green Dot. Green Dot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freightos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Green Dot shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Green Dot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Freightos and Green Dot, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Green Dot | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 |
Freightos presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 73.41%. Green Dot has a consensus target price of $13.56, indicating a potential upside of 22.24%. Given Freightos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Freightos is more favorable than Green Dot.
Profitability
This table compares Freightos and Green Dot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Freightos | -59.46% | -37.28% | -25.50% |
| Green Dot | -4.75% | 6.93% | 1.10% |
Summary
Freightos beats Green Dot on 7 of the 13 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 Green Dot
Green Dot Corporation, a financial technology and registered bank holding company, provides various financial services to consumers and businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer Services, Business to Business Services, and Money Movement Services. The company provides deposit account programs, including consumer and small business checking account products, network-branded reloadable prepaid debit cards and gift cards, and secured credit programs. It offers money processing services, such as cash transfer services that enable consumers to deposit or pick up cash and pay bills with cash at the point-of-sale at any participating retailer; and simply paid disbursement services, which enable wages and authorized funds disbursement to its deposit account programs and accounts issued by any third-party bank or program manager. In addition, the company offers tax processing services comprising tax refund transfers, which provide the processing technology to facilitate receipt of a taxpayers' refund proceeds; small business lending to independent tax preparation providers that seek small advances; and fast cash advance, a loan that enables tax refund recipients. Green Dot Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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