BingEx (NASDAQ:FLX – Get Free Report) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
73.4% of PowerFleet shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for BingEx and PowerFleet, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BingEx | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| PowerFleet | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Volatility and Risk
BingEx has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BingEx and PowerFleet”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BingEx | $570.86 million | 0.27 | $15.65 million | $0.25 | 11.16 |
| PowerFleet | $432.93 million | 1.06 | -$50.99 million | ($0.23) | -14.91 |
BingEx has higher revenue and earnings than PowerFleet. PowerFleet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BingEx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares BingEx and PowerFleet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BingEx | 2.75% | 20.09% | 13.10% |
| PowerFleet | -7.00% | -5.23% | -2.61% |
About BingEx
BingEx Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides on-demand courier services under the FlashEx brand name in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Flash-Riders as service providers. It serves individual and business customers, including local retailers, restaurants, and logistics players through its mobile platform and website. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
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.
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