Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and CGI (NYSE:GIB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is LYFT or GIB more profitable?

CGI has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.39%. CGI's return on equity of 19.32% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	0.39%	8.03%	0.98%
CGI	11.72%	19.32%	10.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LYFT or GIB?

CGI received 282 more outperform votes than Lyft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.26% of users gave CGI an outperform vote while only 50.70% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lyft	Outperform Votes 324 50.70%	Underperform Votes 315 49.30%
CGI	Outperform Votes 606 63.26%	Underperform Votes 352 36.74%

Which has better earnings & valuation, LYFT or GIB?

CGI has higher revenue and earnings than Lyft. CGI 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
Lyft	$5.96B	1.09	$22.78M	$0.15	103.73
CGI	$15.14B	1.63	$1.24B	$5.49	19.82

Does the media prefer LYFT or GIB?

In the previous week, Lyft had 19 more articles in the media than CGI. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Lyft and 6 mentions for CGI. CGI's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Lyft's score of 0.28 indicating that CGI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lyft	3 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CGI	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend LYFT or GIB?

Lyft presently has a consensus price target of $16.40, suggesting a potential upside of 5.38%. CGI has a consensus price target of $156.75, suggesting a potential upside of 44.07%. Given CGI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CGI 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)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
CGI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LYFT or GIB?

83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of CGI shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of CGI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, LYFT or GIB?

Lyft has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CGI beats Lyft on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.