Contrasting MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT) & lastminute.com (OTCMKTS:LSMNF)

lastminute.com (OTCMKTS:LSMNF) and MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares lastminute.com and MakeMyTrip’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
lastminute.com	N/A	N/A	N/A
MakeMyTrip	3.84%	6.87%	4.37%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for lastminute.com and MakeMyTrip, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
lastminute.com	0	0	1	0	3.00
MakeMyTrip	0	0	2	0	3.00

MakeMyTrip has a consensus price target of $40.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.32%. Given MakeMyTrip’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MakeMyTrip is more favorable than lastminute.com.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares lastminute.com and MakeMyTrip’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
lastminute.com	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MakeMyTrip	$684.47 million	6.14	-$11.32 million	$0.24	164.92

lastminute.com has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MakeMyTrip.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.0% of MakeMyTrip shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of MakeMyTrip shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MakeMyTrip beats lastminute.com on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About lastminute.com

lastminute.com N.V. operates in the online travel industry in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Online Travel Agency (OTA), Meta-search, and Other segments. The company provides mobile apps and websites in approximately 17 languages and 40 countries, which enable travelers to search, compare, and book flights, vacation packages and cruises, hotel accommodations, car rentals, and other travel products and services. It also directs traffic from its websites to the sites of the OTAs, airlines, hotel providers, and other direct providers. In addition, the company operates as a seller of web-based advertising spaces and media contents primarily on OTA platforms, web sites, and third-party partners available spaces. Its primary brands include lastminute.com, weg.de, Jetcost, Volagratis, Rumbo, Bravofly, Hotelscan, Crocierissime, and Forward, as well as Madfish, HolidayiQ, Wayn, and Pigi Shipping. The company was formerly known as Bravofly Rumbo Group N.V. and changed its name to lastminute.com N.V. in May 2015. lastminute.com N.V. was founded in 2004 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

About MakeMyTrip

MakeMyTrip Limited, an online travel company, sells travel products and solutions in India, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Peru, Colombia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. The company operates through three segments: Air Ticketing, Hotels and Packages, and Bus Ticketing. Its services and products include air tickets; hotels and packages; rail tickets; bus tickets; and car hire, as well as ancillary travel requirements, such as visa processing and facilitating access to travel insurance. The company allows travelers to research, plan, book, and purchase travel services and products through its websites, such as makemytrip.com, goibibo.com, redbus.in, makemytrip.com.sg, and makemytrip.ae; and other technology-enhanced distribution channels, such as call centers, travel stores, and travel agents network, as well as mobile service platform. The company serves leisure and corporate travelers. MakeMyTrip Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Gurugram, India.