P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PTSI vs. USX, USAK, CVLG, YRCW, DHT, CMRE, SBLK, NMM, UP, and ULHShould you be buying P.A.M. Transportation Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of P.A.M. Transportation Services include U.S. Xpress Enterprises (USX), USA Truck (USAK), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), DHT (DHT), Costamare (CMRE), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Wheels Up Experience (UP), and Universal Logistics (ULH). P.A.M. Transportation Services vs. U.S. Xpress Enterprises USA Truck Covenant Logistics Group YRC Worldwide DHT Costamare Star Bulk Carriers Navios Maritime Partners Wheels Up Experience Universal Logistics P.A.M. Transportation Services (NASDAQ:PTSI) and U.S. Xpress Enterprises (NYSE:USX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is PTSI or USX more profitable? P.A.M. Transportation Services has a net margin of -0.34% compared to U.S. Xpress Enterprises' net margin of -2.75%. P.A.M. Transportation Services' return on equity of -0.79% beat U.S. Xpress Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets P.A.M. Transportation Services-0.34% -0.79% -0.33% U.S. Xpress Enterprises -2.75%-23.61%-4.31% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PTSI or USX? U.S. Xpress Enterprises received 7 more outperform votes than P.A.M. Transportation Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.80% of users gave P.A.M. Transportation Services an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave U.S. Xpress Enterprises an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformP.A.M. Transportation ServicesOutperform Votes18359.80% Underperform Votes12340.20% U.S. Xpress EnterprisesOutperform Votes19058.82% Underperform Votes13341.18% Do institutionals and insiders believe in PTSI or USX? 22.1% of P.A.M. Transportation Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of U.S. Xpress Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 74.2% of P.A.M. Transportation Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.9% of U.S. Xpress Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, PTSI or USX? P.A.M. Transportation Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than U.S. Xpress Enterprises. U.S. Xpress Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than P.A.M. Transportation Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioP.A.M. Transportation Services$810.81M0.00$18.42M-$0.11N/AU.S. Xpress Enterprises$2.16B0.15-$43.99M-$1.13-5.43 Does the media prefer PTSI or USX? In the previous week, P.A.M. Transportation Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled U.S. Xpress Enterprises'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment P.A.M. Transportation Services Neutral U.S. Xpress Enterprises Neutral Do analysts recommend PTSI or USX? P.A.M. Transportation Services currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given P.A.M. Transportation Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe P.A.M. Transportation Services is more favorable than U.S. Xpress Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score P.A.M. Transportation Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00U.S. Xpress Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, PTSI or USX? P.A.M. Transportation Services has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Xpress Enterprises has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryP.A.M. Transportation Services beats U.S. Xpress Enterprises on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PTSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricP.A.M. Transportation ServicesTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$429.50M$8.50B$309.81B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A0.93%4.39%4.09%P/E Ratio-179.2744.6717.8217.58Price / SalesN/A1.7358.10158.43Price / Cash5.2311.0813.0136.33Price / BookN/A3.522.126.50Net Income$18.42M$277.35M$570.30M$226.22M P.A.M. Transportation Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTSIP.A.M. Transportation Services3.5249 of 5 starsN/A$19.00+∞N/A$429.50M$810.81M-179.272,530Analyst ForecastUSXU.S. Xpress EnterprisesN/A$6.14flatN/A+0.0%$322.84M$2.16B-5.439,397High Trading VolumeUSAKUSA TruckN/A$31.71flatN/AN/A$286.47M$710.39M8.572,100Analyst ForecastCVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.2487 of 5 stars$56.96+0.4%$69.50+22.0%+33.8%$750.73M$1.10B18.744,600News CoveragePositive NewsYRCWYRC WorldwideN/A$0.25-28.6%N/A-86.7%$13.32M$4.87B-0.1429,000Gap DownDHTDHT4.6053 of 5 stars$10.36-1.7%$14.50+40.0%-0.2%$1.67B$560.56M10.361,212CMRECostamare2.4504 of 5 stars$14.06-2.6%$13.50-4.0%+51.8%$1.65B$1.51B4.672,870Positive NewsSBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.9345 of 5 stars$18.73-1.3%$23.80+27.1%-5.1%$1.57B$949.27M6.41180Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNMMNavios Maritime Partners4.6611 of 5 stars$51.23-2.8%$80.00+56.2%+123.6%$1.53B$1.31B3.89186UPWheels Up Experience0.1879 of 5 stars$2.18+4.3%N/A+4.2%$1.52B$1.25B-4.362,206ULHUniversal Logistics1.0731 of 5 stars$48.98+2.5%$46.00-6.1%+105.8%$1.29B$1.66B9.609,311 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies U.S. Xpress Enterprises Alternatives USA Truck Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives YRC Worldwide Alternatives DHT Alternatives Costamare Alternatives Star Bulk Carriers Alternatives Navios Maritime Partners Alternatives Wheels Up Experience Alternatives Universal Logistics Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PTSI) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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