VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME – Get Free Report) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
8.8% of VerifyMe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.7% of VerifyMe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares VerifyMe and Freightos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VerifyMe | -47.08% | -17.16% | -14.63% |
| Freightos | -56.24% | -41.63% | -27.70% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VerifyMe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Freightos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
VerifyMe currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 68.69%. Freightos has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 257.02%. Given Freightos’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Freightos is more favorable than VerifyMe.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares VerifyMe and Freightos”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VerifyMe | $11.10 million | 1.05 | -$4.91 million | ($4.00) | -2.22 |
| Freightos | $29.92 million | 1.44 | -$17.52 million | ($0.33) | -2.55 |
VerifyMe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Freightos. Freightos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VerifyMe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
VerifyMe has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightos has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
About VerifyMe
VerifyMe, Inc., together with its subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, operates as a technology solutions provider that specializes in products to connect brands with consumers and providing brands with end-to-end logistics management for their products. The company operates through two segments, VerifyMe Solutions and PeriShip Global Solutions. The VerifyMe Solutions segment offers technology solutions to connect brands with consumers allowing brand owners to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. Its solutions provide brand protection and supply chain functions, such as counterfeit prevention, traceability, consumer engagement solutions, and authentication for labels, packaging, and products, as well as tamper-proof labels. The PeriShip Global Solutions segment offers predictive analytics for optimizing delivery of time and temperature sensitive perishable products. This segment's products include PeriTrack customer dashboard, an integrated web portal tool gives its customers an in-depth look at their shipping activities based on real-time data. It also provides call center, pre-transit, post-delivery, and weather/traffic services. The company has a strategic partnership with INX International Ink Company. The company was formerly known as LaserLock Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to VerifyMe, Inc. in July 2015. VerifyMe, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida.
About Freightos
Freightos Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for international freight. It operates WebCargo, a platform for connecting carriers and forwarders; and Freightos.com, a platform for connecting service providers to importers/exporters. The company also offers software-as-a-service solutions, such as WebCargo Air for airline rates and ebookings; WebCargo AcceleRate, a multi-modal rate repository; data services; and WebCargo Airline Control Panel that enables airlines to control bookings and optimize pricing with real-time booking analytics. In addition, it provides digital customs brokerage services. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.
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