Lyft (LYFT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LYFT or AER?

AerCap received 243 more outperform votes than Lyft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.46% of users gave AerCap an outperform vote while only 51.92% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lyft	Outperform Votes 311 51.92%	Underperform Votes 288 48.08%
AerCap	Outperform Votes 554 74.46%	Underperform Votes 190 25.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, LYFT or AER?

Lyft has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AerCap has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LYFT or AER more profitable?

AerCap has a net margin of 32.38% compared to Lyft's net margin of -1.19%. AerCap's return on equity of 13.98% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	-1.19%	-1.58%	-0.18%
AerCap	32.38%	13.98%	3.28%

Does the media favor LYFT or AER?

In the previous week, Lyft had 8 more articles in the media than AerCap. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lyft and 12 mentions for AerCap. AerCap's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Lyft's score of -0.23 indicating that AerCap is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LYFT or AER?

83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of AerCap shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AerCap shares are owned 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LYFT or AER?

AerCap has higher revenue and earnings than Lyft. Lyft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AerCap, 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	1.29	-$340.32M	-$0.16	-85.44
AerCap	$7.82B	2.42	$3.14B	$12.62	7.57

Do analysts rate LYFT or AER?

Lyft currently has a consensus price target of $17.84, suggesting a potential upside of 30.53%. AerCap has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.31%. Given Lyft's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lyft is more favorable than AerCap.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	0 Sell rating(s)	27 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32
AerCap	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

AerCap beats Lyft on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.