Contrasting Adams Resources & Energy (NYSE:AE) & PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE)

PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) and Adams Resources & Energy (NYSE:AE) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PTL and Adams Resources & Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTL	0	0	0	0	0.00
Adams Resources & Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00

Adams Resources & Energy has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.05%. Given Adams Resources & Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Adams Resources & Energy is more favorable than PTL.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

57.8% of Adams Resources & Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Adams Resources & Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PTL and Adams Resources & Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTL	$108.13 million	0.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Resources & Energy	$2.75 billion	0.04	$210,000.00	($3.16)	-12.02

Adams Resources & Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PTL.

Profitability

This table compares PTL and Adams Resources & Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Resources & Energy	-0.29%	-8.14%	-2.01%

Summary

Adams Resources & Energy beats PTL on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PTL

PTL Limited is an established bunkering facilitator providing marine fuel logistics services for vessel refueling, primarily container ships, bulk carriers, general cargo vessels and chemical tankers principally serving the Asia Pacific market. PTL Limited is based in Hong Kong.

About Adams Resources & Energy

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. engages in the business of crude oil marketing, transportation and storage in various crude oil and natural gas basins. It operates through the following segments: crude oil marketing, transportation and storage, tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals, pressurized gases, asphalt and dry bulk, and pipeline transportation, terminalling and storage of crude oil. The company was founded by Kenneth Stanley Adams, Jr. in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.