Reviewing Pioneer Railcorp (OTCMKTS:PRRR) & FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP)

Pioneer Railcorp (OTCMKTS:PRRR) and FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.3% of Pioneer Railcorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pioneer Railcorp and FTAI Infrastructure, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pioneer Railcorp	0	0	0	0	N/A
FTAI Infrastructure	0	0	1	0	3.00

FTAI Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.24%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than Pioneer Railcorp.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Railcorp and FTAI Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Railcorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTAI Infrastructure	-48.71%	-32.27%	-6.47%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pioneer Railcorp and FTAI Infrastructure’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Railcorp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTAI Infrastructure	$320.47 million	2.34	-$121.34 million	($1.80)	-4.10

Pioneer Railcorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTAI Infrastructure.

About Pioneer Railcorp

PIONEER RAILCORP is a railroad holding company with a rail system providing shipping links for customers along its routes and interchanges with six major railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Conrail, Inc., CSX Transportation, Illinois Central Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Additionally, they have interchanges with three smaller railroads, the Kansas City Southern Railway, the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, and the Twin Cities & Western Railway.

About FTAI Infrastructure

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.