Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

RB Global (NYSE:RBA) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RBA or LYFT?

RB Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lyft. RB Global 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
RB Global	$4.28B	4.22	$206.50M	$2.01	48.75
Lyft	$5.79B	0.87	$22.78M	$0.06	200.50

Does the media favor RBA or LYFT?

In the previous week, Lyft had 2 more articles in the media than RB Global. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Lyft and 21 mentions for RB Global. RB Global's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Lyft's score of 0.18 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RB Global	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RBA or LYFT more profitable?

RB Global has a net margin of 9.64% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.39%. Lyft's return on equity of 8.03% beat RB Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RB Global	9.64%	8.00%	3.45%
Lyft	0.39%	8.03%	0.98%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RBA or LYFT?

RB Global received 102 more outperform votes than Lyft when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.37% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote while only 49.76% of users gave RB Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RB Global	Outperform Votes 420 49.76%	Underperform Votes 424 50.24%
Lyft	Outperform Votes 318 51.37%	Underperform Votes 301 48.63%

Which has more risk & volatility, RBA or LYFT?

RB Global has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RBA or LYFT?

RB Global presently has a consensus target price of $107.64, suggesting a potential upside of 9.86%. Lyft has a consensus target price of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 42.39%. Given Lyft's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than RB Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RB Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Lyft	0 Sell rating(s)	26 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RBA or LYFT?

95.4% of RB Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of RB Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

RB Global beats Lyft on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.