ETS (ETS) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Analysis

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.6% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are owned by institutional investors. 24.9% of ETS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are owned by 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 breakdown of recent ratings 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	617	1973	2539	105	2.41

As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies have a potential upside of 17.18%. Given ETS’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ETS has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ETS and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ETS	$2.67 million	-$2.19 million	-7.19
ETS Competitors	$11.99 billion	$591.75 million	13.43

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.

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	-1,605.68%	-24.14%	-12.60%

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.