Pamt (NASDAQ:PAMT – Get Free Report) and Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Pamt and Knight-Swift Transportation, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pamt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Knight-Swift Transportation | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2.61 |
Pamt presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.77%. Knight-Swift Transportation has a consensus price target of $59.59, suggesting a potential upside of 21.92%. Given Pamt’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pamt is more favorable than Knight-Swift Transportation.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pamt | $714.65 million | 0.41 | -$31.80 million | ($1.46) | -9.21 |
| Knight-Swift Transportation | $7.41 billion | 1.07 | $117.63 million | $0.73 | 66.95 |
Knight-Swift Transportation has higher revenue and earnings than Pamt. Pamt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knight-Swift Transportation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
22.1% of Pamt shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by institutional investors. 27.2% of Pamt shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Pamt and Knight-Swift Transportation’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% |
| Knight-Swift Transportation | 1.59% | 2.43% | 1.36% |
Volatility and Risk
Pamt has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Knight-Swift Transportation beats Pamt on 12 of the 15 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 Knight-Swift Transportation
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation services in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, Less-than-truckload (LTL), Logistics, and Intermodal. The Truckload segment provides transportation services, which include irregular route and dedicated, refrigerated, expedited, flatbed, and cross-border operations. This segment operated an average of 20,948 tractors, which comprised 18,821 company tractors and 2,127 independent contractor tractors, as well as 87,865 trailers. The LTL segment provides regional LTL transportation services through a network of approximately 120 service centers; and offers national coverage through partner carrier outside the network. This segment operated an average of 3,201 tractors and 8,482 trailers. The Logistic segment offers brokerage and other freight management services through third-party transportation providers and equipment. The Intermodal segment offers transportation services, including freight through third-party intermodal rail services on trailing equipment, such as containers and trailers on flat cars; and drayage services. This segment operated an average of 639 tractors and 12,730 intermodal containers. The company also provides repair and maintenance shop, equipment leasing, warranty, and insurance services; and warehousing and driving academy services, as well as manufactures trailer parts. It serves retail, food and beverage, consumer and paper products, transportation and logistics, housing, and building, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
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