ETS (ETS) versus Its Peers Critical Review

ETS (NASDAQ:ETS) is one of 60 public companies in the “Air Freight & Logistics” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare ETS to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.7% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of ETS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ETS and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ETS	$2.67 million	-$2.19 million	-6.62
ETS Competitors	$12.21 billion	$608.26 million	14.27

ETS’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ETS. ETS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ETS and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ETS	1	0	0	0	1.00
ETS Competitors	597	1966	2537	104	2.41

As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies have a potential upside of 18.85%. Given ETS’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ETS has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares ETS and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ETS	-157.04%	-30.26%	-29.59%
ETS Competitors	-461.09%	-1.84%	-8.34%

Summary

ETS competitors beat ETS on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

About ETS

Elite Express Holding Inc. is a holding company which conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiary, JAR Transportation Inc. It provides last-mile delivery services, primarily focused on transporting packages from distribution centers to end customers. Elite Express Holding Inc. is based in LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.