Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

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

80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ABNB or LYFT more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Lyft's net margin of 1.51%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.19% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	22.67%	32.19%	11.03%
Lyft	1.51%	14.32%	1.97%

Which has more volatility & risk, ABNB or LYFT?

Airbnb has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ABNB or LYFT?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 10 more articles in the media than Lyft. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Airbnb and 30 mentions for Lyft. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Lyft's score of 0.34 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airbnb	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ABNB or LYFT?

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than Lyft. Airbnb 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
Airbnb	$11.10B	7.12	$2.65B	$4.13	30.80
Lyft	$5.79B	1.42	$22.78M	$0.24	84.21

Do analysts recommend ABNB or LYFT?

Airbnb presently has a consensus price target of $141.81, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $19.12, suggesting a potential downside of 5.41%. Given Airbnb's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	22 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Summary

Airbnb beats Lyft on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.