Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

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

83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, LYFT or ABNB?

Lyft has a beta of 2.26, suggesting that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LYFT or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 19 more articles in the media than Lyft. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Airbnb and 27 mentions for Lyft. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Lyft's score of 0.44 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lyft	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Airbnb	27 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LYFT or ABNB?

Lyft presently has a consensus target price of $16.83, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $142.72, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Airbnb's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	20 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Is LYFT or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Lyft's net margin of 1.51%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.19% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	1.51%	14.32%	1.97%
Airbnb	22.67%	32.19%	11.03%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LYFT or ABNB?

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than Lyft. Airbnb 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
Lyft	$5.79B	1.13	$22.78M	$0.24	67.25
Airbnb	$11.10B	7.30	$2.65B	$4.13	31.59

Summary

Airbnb beats Lyft on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.