Head to Head Survey: PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) versus Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR)

PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) and Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for PTL and Schneider National, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTL	1	0	0	0	1.00
Schneider National	1	9	6	1	2.41

Schneider National has a consensus price target of $25.64, suggesting a potential upside of 15.69%. Given Schneider National’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Schneider National is more favorable than PTL.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PTL and Schneider National”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Schneider National	$5.29 billion	0.73	$117.00 million	$0.64	34.63

Schneider National has higher revenue and earnings than PTL.

Profitability

This table compares PTL and Schneider National’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Schneider National	2.03%	4.04%	2.44%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Schneider National 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.

Summary

Schneider National beats PTL on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PTL

PTL Limited is an established bunkering facilitator providing marine fuel logistics services for vessel refueling, primarily container ships, bulk carriers, general cargo vessels and chemical tankers principally serving the Asia Pacific market. PTL Limited is based in Hong Kong.

About Schneider National

Schneider National, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through three segments: Truckload, Intermodal, and Logistics. The Truckload segment offers over the road freight transportation services primarily through dry van, bulk, temperature-controlled, and flat-bed trailers across either network or dedicated configurations. The Intermodal segment provides door-to-door container on flat car services through a combination of rail and dray transportation using company-owned containers, chassis, and trucks. The Logistics segment offers asset-light freight brokerage, supply chain, warehousing, and import/export services to manage and move its customers' freight. The company leases equipment, such as trucks to owner-operators; and provides insurance for the company drivers and owner-operators. Schneider National, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.