Lyft (LYFT) Competitors $15.99 +0.02 (+0.13%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.00 +0.01 (+0.09%) As of 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LYFT vs. IQV, GIB, CPAY, TOST, AER, RDDT, GRAB, RBA, GFL, and TRUShould you be buying Lyft stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lyft include IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), Toast (TOST), AerCap (AER), Reddit (RDDT), Grab (GRAB), RB Global (RBA), GFL Environmental (GFL), and TransUnion (TRU). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Lyft vs. IQVIA CGI Corpay Toast AerCap Reddit Grab RB Global GFL Environmental TransUnion Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends. Is LYFT or IQV more profitable? IQVIA has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.39%. IQVIA's return on equity of 28.81% beat Lyft's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lyft0.39% 8.03% 0.98% IQVIA 8.91%28.81%7.02% Do analysts recommend LYFT or IQV? Lyft currently has a consensus target price of $16.63, suggesting a potential upside of 4.00%. IQVIA has a consensus target price of $228.14, suggesting a potential upside of 65.44%. Given IQVIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IQVIA is more favorable than Lyft.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lyft 1 Sell rating(s) 25 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32IQVIA 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LYFT or IQV? 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of IQVIA shares are held 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LYFT or IQV? IQVIA has higher revenue and earnings than Lyft. IQVIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lyft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLyft$5.96B1.12$22.78M$0.15106.60IQVIA$15.50B1.54$1.37B$7.3418.79 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LYFT or IQV? IQVIA received 363 more outperform votes than Lyft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.12% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 50.71% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLyftOutperform Votes32350.71% Underperform Votes31449.29% IQVIAOutperform Votes68668.12% Underperform Votes32131.88% Which has more risk & volatility, LYFT or IQV? Lyft has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQVIA has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer LYFT or IQV? In the previous week, IQVIA had 8 more articles in the media than Lyft. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for IQVIA and 21 mentions for Lyft. IQVIA's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Lyft's score of 0.95 indicating that IQVIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lyft 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IQVIA 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryIQVIA beats Lyft on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lyft News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LYFT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LYFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLyftBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.68B$21.43B$25.05B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A2.61%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio266.5036.9844.3819.71Price / Sales1.1213.912,068.55120.55Price / Cash51.4932.3034.7834.62Price / Book8.745.866.704.50Net Income$22.78M$686.94M$739.31M$248.22M7 Day Performance-1.48%-0.95%-0.32%0.56%1 Month Performance45.36%27.19%13.46%13.17%1 Year Performance-0.74%36.20%52,670.39%7.30% Lyft Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LYFTLyft3.7439 of 5 stars$15.99+0.1%$16.63+4.0%-0.2%$6.68B$5.96B266.504,420Analyst ForecastIQVIQVIA4.9289 of 5 stars$155.54+4.4%$231.71+49.0%-40.1%$26.86B$15.50B20.7086,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGIBCGI3.9056 of 5 stars$108.21+2.1%$156.75+44.9%+2.3%$24.54B$15.14B19.5790,000Positive NewsCPAYCorpay4.3361 of 5 stars$348.94+6.6%$395.07+13.2%+20.1%$24.50B$4.05B24.9510,500Positive NewsTOSTToast2.6128 of 5 stars$42.61+4.3%$40.91-4.0%+61.3%$21.21B$5.22B-4,259.044,500Positive NewsAERAerCap3.4363 of 5 stars$111.57+1.8%$118.00+5.8%+22.5%$20.83B$8.06B8.84740Positive NewsRDDTReddit3.8735 of 5 stars$111.35+2.7%$140.35+26.0%+61.4%$20.19B$1.45B-14.432,013Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGRABGrab1.8258 of 5 stars$5.00+1.9%$5.60+12.0%+29.3%$20.11B$2.92B-249.759,490Gap UpRBARB Global2.8144 of 5 stars$104.68-1.2%$114.50+9.4%+43.1%$19.37B$4.33B52.054,200Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGFLGFL Environmental4.0015 of 5 stars$48.28-2.8%$54.14+12.1%+57.2%$18.95B$7.99B-36.2219,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRUTransUnion4.8044 of 5 stars$91.76+6.6%$109.38+19.2%+7.5%$17.88B$4.26B62.7612,200Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IQVIA Alternatives CGI Alternatives Corpay Alternatives Toast Alternatives AerCap Alternatives Reddit Alternatives Grab Alternatives RB Global Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives TransUnion Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LYFT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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