Financial Survey: Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) vs. Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ)

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Marqeta has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightos has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marqeta	-11.69%	-6.45%	-4.73%
Freightos	-78.58%	-39.01%	-28.32%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.6% of Marqeta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of Marqeta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Marqeta and Freightos”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marqeta	$506.99 million	4.86	$27.29 million	($0.13)	-42.31
Freightos	$23.78 million	6.84	-$22.49 million	($0.44)	-7.43

Marqeta has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos. Marqeta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freightos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Marqeta and Freightos, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marqeta	0	10	3	0	2.23
Freightos	0	0	0	0	0.00

Marqeta presently has a consensus price target of $6.11, suggesting a potential upside of 11.16%. Given Marqeta’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Marqeta is more favorable than Freightos.

Summary

Marqeta beats Freightos on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Marqeta

Marqeta, Inc. operates a cloud-based open application programming interface platform that delivers card issuing and transaction processing services. It offers its solutions in various verticals, including financial services, on-demand services, expense management, and e-commerce enablement, as well as buy now, pay later. Marqeta, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

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.