Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH – Get Free Report) and Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
6.2% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Lakeside shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Lakeside and Freight Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lakeside | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Freight Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lakeside | -17.79% | -60.27% | -28.56% |
| Freight Technologies | -60.49% | -95.48% | -45.86% |
Risk and Volatility
Lakeside has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freight Technologies has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Lakeside and Freight Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lakeside | $17.79 million | 0.64 | -$5.25 million | ($0.27) | -2.43 |
| Freight Technologies | $13.06 million | 0.16 | -$7.90 million | ($87.25) | -0.04 |
Lakeside has higher revenue and earnings than Freight Technologies. Lakeside is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freight Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lakeside beats Freight Technologies on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Freight Technologies
Freight Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates a transportation logistics technology platform for cross-border shipping in the United States and Mexico. Its Fr8App technology platform offers an online portal and a mobile application that provide third-party logistics services to companies in the freight transportation market; a transport management solution for customers to manage their own fleet; and freight brokerage support and customer services based on the platform. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
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