Phreesia (PHR) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PHR or LYFT?

Lyft has higher revenue and earnings than Phreesia. Phreesia 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
Phreesia	$419.81M	3.79	-$58.53M	-$0.74	-36.12
Lyft	$5.79B	1.08	$22.78M	$0.15	99.20

Does the media favor PHR or LYFT?

In the previous week, Lyft had 10 more articles in the media than Phreesia. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lyft and 11 mentions for Phreesia. Phreesia's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Lyft's score of 0.14 indicating that Phreesia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phreesia	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer PHR or LYFT?

Phreesia presently has a consensus target price of $32.27, indicating a potential upside of 20.74%. Lyft has a consensus target price of $16.78, indicating a potential upside of 12.74%. Given Phreesia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Phreesia is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phreesia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Is PHR or LYFT more profitable?

Lyft has a net margin of 0.95% compared to Phreesia's net margin of -9.83%. Lyft's return on equity of 11.28% beat Phreesia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phreesia	-9.83%	-16.23%	-11.19%
Lyft	0.95%	11.28%	1.50%

Which has more risk and volatility, PHR or LYFT?

Phreesia has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less 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 believe in PHR or LYFT?

92.1% of Phreesia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Phreesia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lyft beats Phreesia on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.