ETS (ETS) and Its Peers Financial Contrast

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ETS	$2.67 million	-$2.19 million	-7.81
ETS Competitors	$12.22 billion	$608.26 million	13.96

ETS’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ETS. ETS 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.

Profitability

This table compares ETS and its rivals’ 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	-461.33%	-0.89%	-8.27%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ETS and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ETS	1	0	0	0	1.00
ETS Competitors	603	1968	2541	106	2.41

As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies have a potential upside of 17.48%. Given ETS’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ETS has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ETS rivals beat ETS on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

ETS Company Profile

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.