Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and KE (NYSE:BEKE) Head-To-Head Survey

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and KE (NYSE:BEKE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Uber Technologies and KE, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uber Technologies	0	12	27	0	2.69
KE	0	0	6	0	3.00

Uber Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $97.63, indicating a potential upside of 7.86%. KE has a consensus price target of $27.16, indicating a potential upside of 44.05%. Given KE’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KE is more favorable than Uber Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of KE shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of KE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KE has a beta of -0.76, indicating that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Uber Technologies and KE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uber Technologies	27.07%	66.46%	25.50%
KE	4.48%	6.75%	3.74%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Uber Technologies and KE”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uber Technologies	$43.98 billion	4.30	$9.86 billion	$5.71	15.85
KE	$12.80 billion	1.78	$556.89 million	$0.53	35.58

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than KE. Uber Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Uber Technologies beats KE on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uber Technologies

Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services. The Delivery segment allows to search for and discover restaurants to grocery, alcohol, convenience, and other retails; order a meal or other items; and Uber direct, a white-label Delivery-as-a-Service for retailers and restaurants, as well as advertising. The Freight segment manages transportation and logistics network, which connects shippers and carriers in digital marketplace including carriers upfronts, pricing, and shipment booking; and provides on-demand platform to automate logistics end-to-end transactions for small-and medium-sized business to global enterprises. The company was formerly known as Ubercab, Inc. and changed its name to Uber Technologies, Inc. in February 2011. Uber Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About KE

KE Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in operating an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services in the People's Republic of China. It operates through four segments: Existing Home Transaction Services, New Home Transaction Services, Home Renovation and Furnishing, and Emerging and Other Services. The company operates Beike, an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services; Lianjia, a real estate brokerage branded store; Agent Cooperation Network, an operating system that fosters reciprocity and bonding among various service providers; and software-as-a-service systems. It also owns the Deyou brand for connected brokerage stores; and other brands. In addition, the company offers contract, secure payment, escrow, and other services. KE Holdings Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.