Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Competitors

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, DFIN or LYFT?

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% 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.

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

93.8% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DFIN or LYFT?

In the previous week, Lyft had 25 more articles in the media than Donnelley Financial Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Lyft and 3 mentions for Donnelley Financial Solutions. Donnelley Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Lyft's score of 0.55 indicating that Donnelley Financial Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donnelley Financial Solutions	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DFIN or LYFT?

Donnelley Financial Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $71.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.85%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $16.78, suggesting a potential upside of 12.51%. Given Lyft's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than Donnelley Financial Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Donnelley Financial Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	25 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Is DFIN or LYFT more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a net margin of 11.56% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.95%. Donnelley Financial Solutions' return on equity of 21.80% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donnelley Financial Solutions	11.56%	21.80%	11.10%
Lyft	0.95%	11.28%	1.50%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DFIN or LYFT?

Donnelley Financial Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lyft. Donnelley Financial Solutions 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
Donnelley Financial Solutions	$781.90M	2.27	$92.40M	$3.02	21.31
Lyft	$5.79B	1.08	$22.78M	$0.15	99.40

Summary

Donnelley Financial Solutions beats Lyft on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.