Financial Survey: PS International Group (NASDAQ:PSIG) vs. ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO)

PS International Group (NASDAQ:PSIG) and ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for PS International Group and ZTO Express (Cayman), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PS International Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0	3	3	1	2.71

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a consensus target price of $22.36, indicating a potential downside of 9.77%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than PS International Group.

Profitability

This table compares PS International Group and ZTO Express (Cayman)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PS International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZTO Express (Cayman)	18.50%	14.05%	9.90%

Risk and Volatility

PS International Group has a beta of -0.29, indicating that its share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.17, indicating that its share price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PS International Group and ZTO Express (Cayman)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PS International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$7.02 billion	1.99	$1.30 billion	$1.58	15.68

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than PS International Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

29.7% of PS International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of PS International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) beats PS International Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PS International Group

PS International Group Ltd. engages in providing logistics and supply chain solutions. The company was founded on September 12, 2023 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

About ZTO Express (Cayman)

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. provides express delivery and other value-added logistics services in the People's Republic of China. It offers freight forwarding services; and delivery services for e-commerce and traditional merchants, and other express service users. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.