Head to Head Contrast: Paypoint (OTCMKTS:PYPTF) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO)

Paypoint (OTCMKTS:PYPTF) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Paypoint and Freightos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paypoint	N/A	N/A	N/A
Freightos	-59.46%	-37.28%	-25.50%

Risk & Volatility

Paypoint has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightos has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Paypoint and Freightos”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paypoint	$391.23 million	1.23	$24.49 million	N/A	N/A
Freightos	$29.46 million	2.18	-$17.52 million	($0.35)	-3.59

Paypoint has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Paypoint and Freightos, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paypoint	0	0	0	0	0.00
Freightos	1	0	1	0	2.00

Freightos has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 139.04%. Given Freightos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Freightos is more favorable than Paypoint.

About Paypoint

PayPoint plc engages in the provision of payments and banking, shopping, and e-commerce services and products in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments: PayPoint and Love2shop. The PayPoint segment provides card payment services to retailers, including leased payment devices; EPoS; ATM cash machines; SIM cards sales; receipt advertising; bill payment services and cash top-ups to individual consumers; parcel delivery and collection services; retailer service fees solutions; and digital payment services, as well as cash through to digital services. The segment offers its products under PayPoint One, eMoney, MultiPay, CashOut, and Direct Debits platforms. The Love2shop segment is involved in the provision of shopping vouchers, cards, and e-codes which customers may redeem with participating retailers; and Christmas savings club, to which customers make regular payments throughout the year to help spread the cost of Christmas, before converting to a voucher. It serves consumers, SMEs, and convenience retailers in the commercial, not-for-profit, and public sectors. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, the United Kingdom.

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.