Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

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

Is LYFT or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.60% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.95%. Airbnb's return on equity of 30.91% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	0.95%	11.28%	1.50%
Airbnb	22.60%	30.91%	10.74%

Do analysts recommend LYFT or ABNB?

Lyft presently has a consensus price target of $16.78, indicating a potential upside of 12.88%. Airbnb has a consensus price target of $141.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.66%. Given Lyft's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lyft is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, LYFT or ABNB?

Lyft has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% 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 refer more to LYFT or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 14 more articles in the media than Lyft. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Airbnb and 23 mentions for Lyft. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Lyft's score of 0.14 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lyft	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Airbnb	25 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and 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	$5.96B	1.04	$22.78M	$0.15	99.08
Airbnb	$11.10B	7.70	$2.65B	$3.96	34.47

Summary

Airbnb beats Lyft on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.