Head to Head Review: Janel (OTCMKTS:JANL) and Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT)

Janel (OTCMKTS:JANL) and Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Janel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Future FinTech Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Janel has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future FinTech Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Janel and Future FinTech Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janel	0.38%	4.78%	0.94%
Future FinTech Group	-95.03%	-71.02%	-51.19%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Janel and Future FinTech Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janel	$186.45 million	0.24	$720,000.00	$0.27	137.04
Future FinTech Group	$34.87 million	0.22	-$33.65 million	N/A	N/A

Janel has higher revenue and earnings than Future FinTech Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Janel and Future FinTech Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janel	0	0	0	0	N/A
Future FinTech Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Janel beats Future FinTech Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Janel

Janel Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Logistics, Life Sciences, and Manufacturing. The Logistics segment provides cargo transportation logistics management services, including freight forwarding by air, ocean, and land-based carriers; customs brokerage services; warehousing and distribution services; and other value added logistic services, as well as customs entry filing, cargo insurance procurement, logistics planning, product repackaging, and online shipment tracking services. The Life Sciences segment manufactures and distributes monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, diagnostic reagents, and other immuno-reagents for biomedical research; provides antibody manufacturing for academic and industry research scientists; and produces products for other life science companies on an original equipment manufacturer basis. The Manufacturing segment manufactures and distributes mixing equipment and apparatus for various industries, such as chemicals, inks, paints, construction, plastics, adhesives, cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals. The company was formerly known as Janel World Trade Ltd. and changed its name to Janel Corporation in April 2015. Janel Corporation was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Future FinTech Group

Future FinTech Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates online shopping platforms in People's Republic of China. It operates in four segments: Shared Shopping Mall Membership Fee, Fruit Related Products, Sales of Goods, and Others. The company operates Chain Cloud Mall (CCM), a real-name blockchain based e-commerce platform that integrates blockchain and internet technology; and NONOGIRL, a cross-border e-commerce platform. It also engages in coal and aluminum ingots supply chain financing and trading; financial technology service; and cryptocurrency market data and information service businesses, as well as services related to the application and development of blockchain-based technology in financial technology. The company was formerly known as SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. and changed its name to Future FinTech Group Inc. in June 2017. Future FinTech Group Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.