Contrasting Globavend (NASDAQ:GVH) & Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD)

Globavend (NASDAQ:GVH) and Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Globavend and Expeditors International of Washington, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globavend	0	0	0	0	N/A
Expeditors International of Washington	2	6	0	0	1.75

Expeditors International of Washington has a consensus target price of $111.25, suggesting a potential downside of 5.69%. Given Expeditors International of Washington’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Expeditors International of Washington is more favorable than Globavend.

Profitability

This table compares Globavend and Expeditors International of Washington’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globavend	N/A	N/A	N/A
Expeditors International of Washington	7.81%	28.89%	15.34%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held 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 Globavend and Expeditors International of Washington’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Globavend	$18.59 million	1.26	$1.08 million	N/A	N/A
Expeditors International of Washington	$9.30 billion	1.79	$752.88 million	$4.72	24.99

Expeditors International of Washington has higher revenue and earnings than Globavend.

Summary

Expeditors International of Washington beats Globavend on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Globavend

Globavend Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border logistics services and air freight forwarding services in Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. The company's services include parcel consolidation, air freight forwarding, customs clearance, on-carriage parcel transportation, and delivery. It serves e-commerce merchants and operators of e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Perth, Australia. Globavend Holdings Limited is subsidiary of Globavend Investments Limited.

About Expeditors International of Washington

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. The company offers airfreight services, such as air freight consolidation and forwarding; ocean freight and ocean services, including ocean freight consolidation, direct ocean forwarding, and order management; customs brokerage, import, intra-continental ground transportation and delivery, and warehousing and distribution services; and customs clearance, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite transportation services, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, specialized cargo monitoring and tracking, and other supply chain solutions. It also provides optimization, trade compliance consulting, cargo security, and solutions. In addition, it acts as a freight consolidator or as an agent for the airline that carries the shipment. Further, the company provides ancillary services that include preparation of shipping and customs documentation, packing, crating, insurance services, and the preparation of documentation to comply with local import and export laws. Its customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, technology, and industrial and manufacturing companies. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.