Comparing Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) & Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH)

Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) and Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Freightos has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeside has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Freightos shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Lakeside shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Freightos and Lakeside”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freightos	$29.46 million	1.37	-$17.52 million	($0.33)	-2.37
Lakeside	$22.18 million	0.81	-$5.25 million	($0.27)	-1.93

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

Profitability

This table compares Freightos and Lakeside’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightos	-56.24%	-41.63%	-27.70%
Lakeside	-17.79%	-60.27%	-28.56%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Freightos and Lakeside, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightos	1	0	1	0	2.00
Lakeside	1	0	0	0	1.00

Freightos currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 282.90%. Given Freightos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Freightos is more favorable than Lakeside.

Summary

Freightos beats Lakeside on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Freightos

Freightos Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for international freight. It operates WebCargo, a platform for connecting carriers and forwarders; and Freightos.com, a platform for connecting service providers to importers/exporters. The company also offers software-as-a-service solutions, such as WebCargo Air for airline rates and ebookings; WebCargo AcceleRate, a multi-modal rate repository; data services; and WebCargo Airline Control Panel that enables airlines to control bookings and optimize pricing with real-time booking analytics. In addition, it provides digital customs brokerage services. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.

About Lakeside

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.