Analyzing Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA)

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lyft and Yatra Online, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	3	22	9	0	2.18
Yatra Online	1	1	1	0	2.00

Lyft currently has a consensus target price of $19.55, suggesting a potential upside of 37.29%. Yatra Online has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 180.53%. Given Yatra Online’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Yatra Online is more favorable than Lyft.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Yatra Online shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Yatra Online 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.

Volatility & Risk

Lyft has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yatra Online has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lyft and Yatra Online’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	45.03%	-3.79%	-0.79%
Yatra Online	-0.17%	-0.22%	-0.13%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lyft and Yatra Online”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lyft	$6.32 billion	0.90	$2.84 billion	$6.82	2.09
Yatra Online	$93.14 million	0.72	-$1.25 million	($0.02)	-53.47

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

Summary

Lyft beats Yatra Online on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lyft

Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. It operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through the Lyft platform and mobile-based applications. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace, which connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a car rental program for drivers; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for short trips. It also offers centralized tools and enterprise transportation solutions, such as concierge transportation solutions for organizations; Lyft Pink subscription plans; Lyft Pass commuter programs; first-mile and last-mile services; and university safe rides programs. The company was formerly known as Zimride, Inc. and changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in April 2013. Lyft, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Yatra Online

Yatra Online, Inc. operates as an online travel company in India and internationally. It operates in Air Ticketing, and Hotels and Packages, and Other Services segments. The company provides travel-related services, including domestic and international air ticketing, hotel bookings, homestays, holiday packages, bus ticketing, rail ticketing, cab bookings, and ancillary services for leisure and business travelers. It also offers various services, including exploring and searching comprises web and mobile platforms that enable customers to explore and search flights, hotels, holiday packages, buses, trains, and activities through its website, www.yatra.com. In addition, the company provides its services through mobile applications that comprise Yatra, a mobile interface; Yatra Web Check-In, an application for flight check-in process for travelers; and Yatra Corporate, a self-booking application for business customers. Further, it offers tours, sightseeing, shows, and event services; rail and cab services, and other ancillary travel services; and sells travel vouchers and coupons. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Gurugram, India.