Head-To-Head Analysis: C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT)

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service has a beta of -0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 164% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	3.73%	38.36%	12.63%
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	-206.70%	-7.88%	-7.41%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1	6	17	1	2.72
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	1	0	0	0	1.00

C.H. Robinson Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $194.76, suggesting a potential upside of 37.80%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe C.H. Robinson Worldwide is more favorable than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	$16.23 billion	1.02	$587.08 million	$5.24	26.97
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	$1.29 million	2.91	-$3.65 million	($22,461.20)	-0.00

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C.H. Robinson Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide beats Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About C.H. Robinson Worldwide

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation services, and related logistics and supply chain services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: North American Surface Transportation and Global Forwarding. The company offers transportation and logistics services, such as truckload, less than truckload transportation brokerage services, which include the shipment of single or multiple pallets of freight; intermodal transportation that comprises the shipment service of freight in containers or trailers by a combination of truck and rail; and non-vessel operating common carrier and freight forwarding services, as well as organizes air shipments and provides door-to-door services. It also provides customs brokerage services; and other logistics services, such as fee-based managed, warehousing, small parcel, and other services. It has contractual relationships with approximately 45,000 transportation companies, including motor carriers, railroads, and ocean and air carriers. In addition, the company is involved in the buying, selling, and/or marketing of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other value-added perishable items under the Robinson Fresh brand name. Further, the company offers transportation management services or managed TMS; and other surface transportation services. It provides its fresh produce to grocery retailers, restaurants, produce wholesalers, and foodservice distributors through a network of independent produce growers and suppliers. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

About Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies parallel-import vehicles in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and internationally. It purchases and resell branded automobiles under the Mercedes, Lexus, Range Rover, RAM and Toyota brands. The company was formerly known as Yuan Qiu Business Group LLC and changed its name to Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. in March 2022. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. is a subsidiary of Fairview Eastern International Holdings Limited.