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 competitors? We will compare Pamt to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pamt and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pamt	$714.65 million	-$31.80 million	-8.41
Pamt Competitors	$3.49 billion	$148.13 million	18.95

Pamt’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Pamt. Pamt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, 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 competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pamt	0	1	0	0	2.00
Pamt Competitors	301	1826	1633	39	2.37

Pamt presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.36%. As a group, “Trucking, except local” companies have a potential upside of 34.12%. Given Pamt’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pamt is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Pamt and its competitors’ 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%

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

Pamt competitors beat Pamt on 11 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.