Flywire (FLYW) Competitors

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate LYFT or FLYW?

Lyft currently has a consensus price target of $17.03, indicating a potential upside of 36.37%. Flywire has a consensus price target of $18.23, indicating a potential upside of 78.56%. Given Flywire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flywire is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	0 Sell rating(s)	26 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32
Flywire	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to LYFT or FLYW?

In the previous week, Lyft had 28 more articles in the media than Flywire. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Lyft and 16 mentions for Flywire. Lyft's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Flywire's score of 0.33 indicating that Lyft is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lyft	10 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Flywire	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LYFT or FLYW?

Lyft received 229 more outperform votes than Flywire when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave Flywire an outperform vote while only 51.37% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lyft	Outperform Votes 319 51.37%	Underperform Votes 302 48.63%
Flywire	Outperform Votes 90 66.18%	Underperform Votes 46 33.82%

Is LYFT or FLYW more profitable?

Flywire has a net margin of 4.23% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.39%. Lyft's return on equity of 8.03% beat Flywire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	0.39%	8.03%	0.98%
Flywire	4.23%	2.49%	1.86%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LYFT or FLYW?

Lyft has higher revenue and earnings than Flywire. Lyft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flywire, 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	$5.79B	0.90	$22.78M	$0.06	208.17
Flywire	$492.14M	2.56	-$8.57M	$0.02	510.50

Which has more risk and volatility, LYFT or FLYW?

Lyft has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flywire has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LYFT or FLYW?

83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Flywire shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Flywire shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lyft beats Flywire on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.