DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY – Get Free Report) and PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares DHL Group and PTL”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DHL Group | $91.11 billion | 0.69 | $3.61 billion | $3.43 | 15.24 |
| PTL | $98.13 million | 0.09 | -$4.98 million | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for DHL Group and PTL, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DHL Group | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.14 |
| PTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares DHL Group and PTL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DHL Group | 4.11% | 14.92% | 4.98% |
| PTL | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
DHL Group beats PTL on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DHL Group
Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers. The Global Forwarding, Freight segment provides air, ocean, and overland freight forwarding services; and offers multimodal and sector-specific solutions. This segment's business model is based on brokering transport services between customers and freight carriers. The Supply Chain segment delivers customized supply chain solutions to its customers based on modular components, including warehousing and transport services; and value-added services, such as e-fulfilment, omnichannel solutions and returns management, lead logistics partner, real estate solutions, service logistics, and packaging solutions for various industrial sectors. The eCommerce Solutions segment provides parcel delivery and cross-border non-time definite international services. The Post & Parcel Germany segment transports and delivers mail communication, parcels, physical and hybrid letters, and special products for the delivery of goods; and offers additional services, such as registered mail, cash on delivery, and insured items. Deutsche Post AG was founded in 1490 and is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.
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.
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