Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD – Get Free Report) and Addentax Group (NASDAQ:ATXG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Forward Air and Addentax Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Forward Air | -11.37% | -19.49% | -0.66% |
| Addentax Group | -21.05% | -9.16% | -7.22% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Forward Air and Addentax Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Forward Air | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Addentax Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
97.0% of Forward Air shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Addentax Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Forward Air shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Addentax Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Forward Air has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Addentax Group has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Forward Air and Addentax Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Forward Air | $2.50 billion | 0.20 | -$107.80 million | ($8.90) | -1.74 |
| Addentax Group | $5.37 million | 0.79 | -$4.47 million | ($3.92) | -0.91 |
Addentax Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Forward Air. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Addentax Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Forward Air beats Addentax Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Forward Air
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Expedited Freight and Intermodal. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. This segment offers expedited truckload brokerage, dedicated fleet, and high security and temperature-controlled logistics services. The Intermodal segment provides intermodal container drayage services; and contract and container freight station warehouse and handling services. It serves freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies, integrated air cargo carriers and passenger, passenger and cargo airlines, steamship lines, and retailers. Forward Air Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee.
About Addentax Group
Addentax Group Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a logistic service provider in China. It operates through three segments: Garment Manufacturing, Logistics Services, and Property Management and Subleasing. The company manufactures and distributes garments; and provides logistic services, such as storage, transportation, warehousing, handling, packaging, and order processing, as well as customs declaration and tax clearance services. It also offers shop subleasing and property management services for garment wholesalers and retailers in the garment market. In addition, the company engages in the building decoration designing business. Addentax Group Corp. is based in Shenzhen, China.
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