Analyzing Pamt (PAMT) and Its Rivals

Pamt (NASDAQ:PAMT) is one of 23 public companies in the “Trucking, except local” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Pamt to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

22.1% of Pamt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of shares of all “Trucking, except local” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of Pamt shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of shares of all “Trucking, except local” companies 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 Pamt and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pamt	-4.45%	-2.58%	-1.07%
Pamt Competitors	3.33%	8.16%	4.84%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pamt and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pamt	$714.65 million	-$31.80 million	-9.36
Pamt Competitors	$3.49 billion	$148.13 million	20.33

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.

Volatility & Risk

Pamt has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pamt’s rivals have a beta of 1.22, meaning that their average stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Pamt and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pamt	0	1	0	0	2.00
Pamt Competitors	299	1815	1628	39	2.37

Pamt presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.70%. As a group, “Trucking, except local” companies have a potential upside of 27.30%. 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.

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.