Reviewing Lakeside (LSH) and Its Peers

Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) is one of 45 public companies in the “TRANS – SERVICES” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Lakeside to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Lakeside and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeside	-29.49%	-236.84%	-46.64%
Lakeside Competitors	7.31%	-228.78%	2.61%

Risk & Volatility

Lakeside has a beta of 2.88, meaning that its stock price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeside’s rivals have a beta of 0.87, meaning that their average stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lakeside and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeside	$17.79 million	-$5.25 million	-1.43
Lakeside Competitors	$8.70 billion	$179.07 million	18.04

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Lakeside shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Lakeside and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeside	1	0	0	0	1.00
Lakeside Competitors	460	1454	1592	94	2.37

As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies have a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Lakeside’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lakeside has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Lakeside rivals beat Lakeside on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Lakeside Company Profile

Lakeside Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border supply chain solution in the United States, China, South Korea, and internationally. It offers a range of integrated services under cross-border ocean freight solutions and cross-border airfreight solutions, including cross-border freight consolidation and forwarding services, customs clearance services, warehousing and distribution services, and U.S. domestic ground transportation services. The company customers include logistics service companies serving e-commerce platforms, social commerce platforms, and manufacturers to sell and transport consumer and industrial goods. Lakeside Holding Limited was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. Lakeside Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jiushen Transport LLC.