Head-To-Head Comparison: Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Yatra Online and Lyft, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Yatra Online currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 189.86%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $19.55, suggesting a potential upside of 37.48%. Given Yatra Online’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Yatra Online is more favorable than Lyft.

Profitability

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

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yatra Online	$10.37 billion	0.01	-$1.25 million	($0.02)	-51.75
Lyft	$6.32 billion	0.90	$2.84 billion	$6.82	2.09

Lyft has lower revenue, but higher 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.0% of Yatra Online shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Yatra Online shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

Lyft beats Yatra Online on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.