Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL) vs. RXO (NYSE:RXO) Head to Head Analysis

RXO (NYSE:RXO) and Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares RXO and Janel World Trade’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RXO	-5.45%	1.18%	0.57%
Janel World Trade	1.46%	14.11%	2.59%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of RXO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Janel World Trade shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for RXO and Janel World Trade, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RXO	2	12	3	0	2.06
Janel World Trade	0	0	0	0	0.00

RXO presently has a consensus target price of $17.23, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Given RXO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe RXO is more favorable than Janel World Trade.

Volatility and Risk

RXO has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janel World Trade has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares RXO and Janel World Trade”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RXO	$4.55 billion	0.59	-$290.00 million	($2.16)	-7.58
Janel World Trade	$183.18 million	0.23	$550,000.00	$2.18	16.52

Janel World Trade has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janel World Trade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About RXO

RXO, Inc. provides full truckload freight transportation brokering services. It also offers brokered services for managed transportation, last mile, and freight forwarding. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About Janel World Trade

Janel Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Logistics, Life Sciences, and Manufacturing. The Logistics segment provides cargo transportation logistics management services, including freight forwarding by air, ocean, and land-based carriers; customs brokerage services; warehousing and distribution services; and other value added logistic services, as well as customs entry filing, cargo insurance procurement, logistics planning, product repackaging, and online shipment tracking services. The Life Sciences segment manufactures and distributes monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, diagnostic reagents, and other immuno-reagents for biomedical research; provides antibody manufacturing for academic and industry research scientists; and produces products for other life science companies on an original equipment manufacturer basis. The Manufacturing segment manufactures and distributes mixing equipment and apparatus for various industries, such as chemicals, inks, paints, construction, plastics, adhesives, cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals. The company was formerly known as Janel World Trade Ltd. and changed its name to Janel Corporation in April 2015. Janel Corporation was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New York, New York.