Getty Images (GETY) Competitors

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LYFT or GETY?

Lyft received 279 more outperform votes than Getty Images when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.69% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote while only 34.78% of users gave Getty Images an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lyft	Outperform Votes 287 58.69%	Underperform Votes 202 41.31%
Getty Images	Outperform Votes 8 34.78%	Underperform Votes 15 65.22%

Does the media refer more to LYFT or GETY?

In the previous week, Lyft had 20 more articles in the media than Getty Images. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Lyft and 13 mentions for Getty Images. Getty Images' average media sentiment score of -0.20 beat Lyft's score of -0.38 indicating that Lyft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lyft	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Getty Images	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LYFT or GETY?

71.6% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Getty Images shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Getty Images shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LYFT or GETY?

Getty Images has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lyft. Getty Images 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	$4.10B	0.94	-$1.58B	-$3.61	-2.75
Getty Images	$926.24M	2.57	-$77.55M	-$0.57	-10.47

Which has more volatility and risk, LYFT or GETY?

Lyft has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Images has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LYFT or GETY?

Lyft currently has a consensus price target of $13.78, suggesting a potential upside of 38.64%. Getty Images has a consensus price target of $6.14, suggesting a potential upside of 2.91%. Given Getty Images' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than Getty Images.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	0 Sell rating(s)	27 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16
Getty Images	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Is LYFT or GETY more profitable?

Getty Images has a net margin of -15.42% compared to Getty Images' net margin of -30.87%. Lyft's return on equity of 4.11% beat Getty Images' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	-30.87%	-181.53%	-19.25%
Getty Images	-15.42%	4.11%	1.01%

Summary

Getty Images beats Lyft on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.