Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

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

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

80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ABNB or LYFT?

Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.2, indicating that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ABNB or LYFT?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 7 more articles in the media than Lyft. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Airbnb and 29 mentions for Lyft. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Lyft's score of 0.43 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airbnb	22 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ABNB or LYFT?

Airbnb currently has a consensus target price of $141.47, indicating a potential upside of 4.52%. Lyft has a consensus target price of $16.78, indicating a potential upside of 12.51%. Given Lyft's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lyft is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	25 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Is ABNB or LYFT more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.60% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.95%. Airbnb's return on equity of 30.91% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	22.60%	30.91%	10.74%
Lyft	0.95%	11.28%	1.50%

Which has preferable earnings and 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	$11.23B	7.55	$2.65B	$3.96	34.18
Lyft	$5.96B	1.05	$22.78M	$0.15	99.40

Summary

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