Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT – Get Free Report) and Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service and Hub Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hub Group | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2.31 |
Hub Group has a consensus price target of $43.31, indicating a potential downside of 6.32%. Given Hub Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hub Group is more favorable than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service | $1.29 million | 4.24 | -$3.65 million | ($182.53) | -0.01 |
| Hub Group | $3.95 billion | 0.72 | $103.99 million | $1.73 | 26.72 |
Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service has a beta of -0.98, indicating that its share price is 198% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Group has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service and Hub Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service | -389.47% | -17.62% | -15.69% |
| Hub Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Hub Group beats Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies parallel-import vehicles in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and internationally. It purchases and resell branded automobiles under the Mercedes, Lexus, Range Rover, RAM and Toyota brands. The company was formerly known as Yuan Qiu Business Group LLC and changed its name to Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. in March 2022. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. is a subsidiary of Fairview Eastern International Holdings Limited.
About Hub Group
Hub Group, Inc., a supply chain solutions provider, offers transportation and logistics management services in North America. The company's transportation services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and dedicated and regional trucking, as well as final mile, railcar, small parcel, and international transportation. Its logistics services comprise full outsource logistics solution, transportation management, freight consolidation, warehousing and fulfillment, final mile delivery, and parcel and international services. The company also provides dry van, expedited, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, and flatbed truck brokerage services. It offers a fleet of approximately 2,300 tractors, 460 independent owner-operators, and 4,300 trailers to its customers, as well as the management and infrastructure. The company serves a range of industries, including retail, consumer products, and durable goods. As of December 31, 2023, it owned approximately 50,000 dry, 53-foot containers, as well as 900 refrigerated and 53-foot containers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.
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