Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (NASDAQ:KSPI) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, KSPI or LYFT?

Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz has higher revenue and earnings than Lyft. Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz 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
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	$2.52T	0.01	$1.85B	$10.36	9.31
Lyft	$5.79B	0.88	$22.78M	$0.06	203.67

Does the media favor KSPI or LYFT?

In the previous week, Lyft had 34 more articles in the media than Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Lyft and 4 mentions for Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz. Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Lyft's score of 0.34 indicating that Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	9 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KSPI or LYFT?

Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz presently has a consensus price target of $150.67, indicating a potential upside of 56.29%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $17.03, indicating a potential upside of 39.38%. Given Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lyft	0 Sell rating(s)	26 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Which has more risk and volatility, KSPI or LYFT?

Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KSPI or LYFT?

Lyft received 312 more outperform votes than Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz an outperform vote while only 51.37% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Lyft	Outperform Votes 319 51.37%	Underperform Votes 302 48.63%

Is KSPI or LYFT more profitable?

Lyft has a net margin of 0.39% compared to Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz's net margin of 0.00%. Lyft's return on equity of 8.03% beat Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lyft	0.39%	8.03%	0.98%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KSPI or LYFT?

32.2% of Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lyft beats Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.