Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Competitors

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Do analysts rate LYFT or DFIN?

Lyft currently has a consensus target price of $16.78, indicating a potential upside of 1.98%. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a consensus target price of $71.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.06%. Given Donnelley Financial Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Donnelley Financial Solutions is more favorable than Lyft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	25 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Donnelley Financial Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, LYFT or DFIN?

Lyft has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donnelley Financial Solutions has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LYFT or DFIN?

In the previous week, Lyft had 21 more articles in the media than Donnelley Financial Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Lyft and 2 mentions for Donnelley Financial Solutions. Donnelley Financial Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Lyft's score of 0.71 indicating that Donnelley Financial Solutions 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)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Donnelley Financial Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LYFT or DFIN more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a net margin of 11.56% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.95%. Donnelley Financial Solutions' return on equity of 21.80% beat Lyft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	0.95%	11.28%	1.50%
Donnelley Financial Solutions	11.56%	21.80%	11.10%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LYFT or DFIN?

Donnelley Financial Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lyft. Donnelley Financial Solutions 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	1.19	$22.78M	$0.15	109.67
Donnelley Financial Solutions	$781.90M	2.27	$92.40M	$3.02	21.27

Summary

Donnelley Financial Solutions beats Lyft on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.