Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LYFT or WEX?

WEX received 192 more outperform votes than Lyft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.31% of users gave WEX 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%
WEX	Outperform Votes 500 60.31%	Underperform Votes 329 39.69%

Is LYFT or WEX more profitable?

WEX has a net margin of 12.45% compared to Lyft's net margin of -1.19%. WEX's return on equity of 31.35% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	-1.19%	-1.58%	-0.18%
WEX	12.45%	31.35%	3.92%

Does the media refer more to LYFT or WEX?

In the previous week, Lyft had 17 more articles in the media than WEX. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Lyft and 9 mentions for WEX. WEX's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Lyft's score of 0.20 indicating that WEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lyft	6 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WEX	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, LYFT or WEX?

Lyft has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LYFT or WEX?

WEX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lyft. Lyft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEX, 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
WEX	$2.66B	2.70	$266.60M	$7.88	22.88

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LYFT or WEX?

83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of WEX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend LYFT or WEX?

Lyft presently has a consensus target price of $17.48, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. WEX has a consensus target price of $235.91, suggesting a potential upside of 30.84%. Given WEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WEX 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
WEX	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Summary

WEX beats Lyft on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.