Reviewing ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL)

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for ZTO Express (Cayman) and Janel World Trade, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0	3	3	1	2.71
Janel World Trade	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZTO Express (Cayman) presently has a consensus price target of $22.36, suggesting a potential downside of 8.61%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than Janel World Trade.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of Janel World Trade shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.2, indicating that its share price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janel World Trade has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and Janel World Trade’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZTO Express (Cayman)	18.50%	14.05%	9.90%
Janel World Trade	2.55%	21.67%	3.69%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and Janel World Trade”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$7.02 billion	2.05	$1.21 billion	$1.58	15.48
Janel World Trade	$207.44 million	0.30	$5.41 million	$4.16	12.44

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than Janel World Trade. Janel World Trade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZTO Express (Cayman), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) beats Janel World Trade on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZTO Express (Cayman)

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. provides express delivery and other value-added logistics services in the People's Republic of China. It offers freight forwarding services; and delivery services for e-commerce and traditional merchants, and other express service users. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Janel World Trade

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.