Contrasting DSV A/S (OTCMKTS:DSDVF) & Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO)

Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) and DSV A/S (OTCMKTS:DSDVF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Freightos and DSV A/S”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freightos	$29.46 million	2.54	-$17.52 million	($0.39)	-3.74
DSV A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.38	25.91

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

Profitability

This table compares Freightos and DSV A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightos	-65.65%	-44.81%	-30.10%
DSV A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Freightos and DSV A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightos	1	0	1	0	2.00
DSV A/S	0	0	0	0	0.00

Freightos currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 105.76%. Given Freightos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Freightos is more favorable than DSV A/S.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Freightos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of DSV A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

DSV A/S beats Freightos on 6 of the 11 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 DSV A/S

DSV A/S offers transport and logistics services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. It operates through three segments: Air & Sea, Road, and Solutions. The company provides air freight, air freight compliance and carrier, and rail freight services; sea freight, and sea freight compliance and carrier services, as well as freight containers. It also offers road freight services, such as part and full loads, groupage, specialized transport, express, and online and document handling services; and workshops. In addition, the company provides logistics solutions for automotive, technology, healthcare, energy, industrial, retail/ fashion, and chemical sectors; and inventory management solutions. Further, it offers special project transport services, such as industrial projects, renewable energy, government logistics, ship charter, and air charter services; and courier and warehousing services. The company was formerly known as DSV Panalpina A/S and changed its name to DSV A/S in September 2021. DSV A/S was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Hedehusene, Denmark.