Etsy (ETSY) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LYFT or ETSY?

Etsy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lyft. Lyft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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	$4.40B	1.58	-$340.32M	-$0.16	-104.81
Etsy	$2.75B	2.08	$307.57M	$1.96	25.95

Does the media prefer LYFT or ETSY?

In the previous week, Lyft had 9 more articles in the media than Etsy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Lyft and 13 mentions for Etsy. Etsy's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Lyft's score of 0.20 indicating that Etsy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lyft	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Etsy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend LYFT or ETSY?

Lyft presently has a consensus price target of $17.48, indicating a potential upside of 4.26%. Etsy has a consensus price target of $64.87, indicating a potential upside of 27.55%. Given Etsy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Etsy is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	0 Sell rating(s)	28 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Etsy	4 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Is LYFT or ETSY more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 9.17% compared to Lyft's net margin of -1.19%. Lyft's return on equity of -1.58% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	-1.19%	-1.58%	-0.18%
Etsy	9.17%	-46.79%	11.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LYFT or ETSY?

Etsy received 539 more outperform votes than Lyft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.07% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote while only 51.85% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lyft	Outperform Votes 308 51.85%	Underperform Votes 286 48.15%
Etsy	Outperform Votes 847 59.07%	Underperform Votes 587 40.93%

Which has more risk & volatility, LYFT or ETSY?

Lyft has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Etsy has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LYFT or ETSY?

83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Etsy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Etsy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Etsy beats Lyft on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.