GoodRx (GDRX) Competitors

GoodRx (NASDAQ:GDRX) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is GDRX or LYFT more profitable?

GoodRx has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.95%. Lyft's return on equity of 11.28% beat GoodRx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GoodRx	3.57%	7.85%	3.91%
Lyft	0.95%	11.28%	1.50%

Do analysts rate GDRX or LYFT?

GoodRx currently has a consensus price target of $6.55, suggesting a potential upside of 37.80%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $16.78, suggesting a potential upside of 12.74%. Given GoodRx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe GoodRx is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GoodRx	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Does the media prefer GDRX or LYFT?

In the previous week, Lyft had 15 more articles in the media than GoodRx. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lyft and 6 mentions for GoodRx. GoodRx's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Lyft's score of 0.14 indicating that GoodRx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GoodRx	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GDRX or LYFT?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GoodRx	$792.32M	2.14	$16.39M	$0.08	59.38
Lyft	$5.79B	1.08	$22.78M	$0.15	99.20

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GDRX or LYFT?

63.8% of GoodRx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of GoodRx shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GDRX or LYFT?

GoodRx has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lyft beats GoodRx on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.