Head-To-Head Survey: Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA) and Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA) and Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Jumia Technologies and Expedia Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jumia Technologies	$188.93 million	4.49	-$61.55 million	N/A	N/A
Expedia Group	$14.73 billion	1.91	$1.29 billion	$9.85	23.25

Expedia Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jumia Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Jumia Technologies and Expedia Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jumia Technologies	-32.58%	-135.27%	-40.14%
Expedia Group	8.78%	72.23%	6.72%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Jumia Technologies and Expedia Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jumia Technologies	1	0	4	0	2.60
Expedia Group	0	22	14	0	2.39

Jumia Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 147.99%. Expedia Group has a consensus price target of $282.45, indicating a potential upside of 23.32%. Given Jumia Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Jumia Technologies is more favorable than Expedia Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.5% of Jumia Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Jumia Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Expedia Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Jumia Technologies has a beta of 2.53, meaning that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expedia Group has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Expedia Group beats Jumia Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jumia Technologies

Jumia Technologies AG operates an e-commerce platform in West Africa, North Africa, East and South Africa, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. The company’s platform consists of marketplace that connects sellers with customers; logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers; and payment service, which facilitates transactions to participants active on the company’s platform in selected markets under the JumiaPay name. Its marketplace offers various products in a range of categories, including phones, electronics, home and living, fashion, beauty, and fast-moving consumer goods; and various digital lifestyle services, such as utility bills payment, airtime recharge, gaming and entertainment, and transport ticketing, as well as financial services comprising micro-loans, insurance, and savings products. The company was formerly known as Africa Internet Holding GmbH and changed its name to Jumia Technologies AG in January 2019. Jumia Technologies AG was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.