Head to Head Contrast: PAMT (PAMT) & Its Competitors

PAMT (NASDAQ:PAMT) is one of 101 publicly-traded companies in the “Ground Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare PAMT to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares PAMT and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAMT	-7.33%	-15.78%	-4.80%
PAMT Competitors	6.87%	12.61%	4.01%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.1% of PAMT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are held by institutional investors. 77.2% of PAMT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies 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

PAMT has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAMT’s rivals have a beta of 1.14, suggesting that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PAMT and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PAMT	$598.06 million	-$52.61 million	-6.65
PAMT Competitors	$8.60 billion	$896.49 million	31.13

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for PAMT and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PAMT	1	0	0	0	1.00
PAMT Competitors	1379	6535	8698	267	2.47

As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 16.64%. Given PAMT’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PAMT has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

PAMT rivals beat PAMT on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

PAMT Company Profile

P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. is a North American trucking and logistics company headquartered in Tontitown, Arkansas. Founded in 1980, it provides primarily dry-van truckload transportation for customers in industries such as automotive and manufacturing. The company also offers dedicated transportation, expedited and cross-border services, freight brokerage, and other logistics solutions. Its network serves customers across the United States and includes transportation connecting the U.S. with Canada and Mexico.