Critical Contrast: YAYYO (OTCMKTS:YAYO) versus Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG)

YAYYO (OTCMKTS:YAYO) and Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for YAYYO and Hub Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YAYYO	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hub Group	1	9	7	0	2.35

Hub Group has a consensus target price of $43.20, suggesting a potential downside of 1.50%. Given Hub Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hub Group is more favorable than YAYYO.

Risk & Volatility

YAYYO has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of YAYYO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares YAYYO and Hub Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
YAYYO	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.04)	-0.01
Hub Group	$3.73 billion	0.72	$103.99 million	$1.73	25.35

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

Profitability

This table compares YAYYO and Hub Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YAYYO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hub Group	2.82%	6.58%	3.97%

Summary

Hub Group beats YAYYO on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About YAYYO

EVmo, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ridesharing and vehicle rental businesses in the United States. It operates Rideshare Platform, an online bookings platform which maintains a fleet of passenger vehicles and transit vans for use in last-mile logistical space to rent drivers in the ridesharing and delivery gig companies. The company was formerly known as Rideshare Rental, Inc. and changed its name to EVmo, Inc. in February 2021.EVmo, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

About Hub Group

Hub Group, Inc., a supply chain solutions provider, offers transportation and logistics management services in North America. The company's transportation services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and dedicated and regional trucking, as well as final mile, railcar, small parcel, and international transportation. Its logistics services comprise full outsource logistics solution, transportation management, freight consolidation, warehousing and fulfillment, final mile delivery, and parcel and international services. The company also provides dry van, expedited, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, and flatbed truck brokerage services. It offers a fleet of approximately 2,300 tractors, 460 independent owner-operators, and 4,300 trailers to its customers, as well as the management and infrastructure. The company serves a range of industries, including retail, consumer products, and durable goods. As of December 31, 2023, it owned approximately 50,000 dry, 53-foot containers, as well as 900 refrigerated and 53-foot containers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.