Head-To-Head Survey: Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) and Pamt (NASDAQ:PAMT)

Pamt (NASDAQ:PAMT) and Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Pamt and Schneider National, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pamt	0	1	0	0	2.00
Schneider National	0	8	5	0	2.38

Pamt presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.16%. Schneider National has a consensus price target of $27.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.41%. Given Schneider National’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schneider National is more favorable than Pamt.

Profitability

This table compares Pamt and Schneider National’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pamt	-4.45%	-2.58%	-1.07%
Schneider National	2.21%	4.12%	2.67%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pamt and Schneider National”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pamt	$687.40 million	0.40	-$31.80 million	($1.84)	-6.80
Schneider National	$5.37 billion	0.79	$117.00 million	$0.70	34.49

Schneider National has higher revenue and earnings than Pamt. Pamt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schneider National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Pamt has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schneider National has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

22.1% of Pamt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.1% of Pamt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Schneider National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Schneider National beats Pamt on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pamt

PAMT Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of truckload and logistics services through its subsidiaries. Its freight consists primarily of automotive parts, expedited goods, consumer goods, such as general retail store merchandise, and manufactured goods, such as heating and air conditioning units. The company was founded in June 1986 and is headquartered in Tontitown, AR.

About Schneider National

Schneider National, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through three segments: Truckload, Intermodal, and Logistics. The Truckload segment offers over the road freight transportation services primarily through dry van, bulk, temperature-controlled, and flat-bed trailers across either network or dedicated configurations. The Intermodal segment provides door-to-door container on flat car services through a combination of rail and dray transportation using company-owned containers, chassis, and trucks. The Logistics segment offers asset-light freight brokerage, supply chain, warehousing, and import/export services to manage and move its customers' freight. The company leases equipment, such as trucks to owner-operators; and provides insurance for the company drivers and owner-operators. Schneider National, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.