Head to Head Comparison: YAYYO (OTCMKTS:YAYO) and ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO)

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and YAYYO (OTCMKTS:YAYO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of YAYYO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and YAYYO”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$6.07 billion	2.12	$1.21 billion	$1.51	14.47
YAYYO	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.06)	0.00

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than YAYYO. YAYYO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZTO Express (Cayman), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ZTO Express (Cayman) and YAYYO, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0	2	3	2	3.00
YAYYO	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZTO Express (Cayman) presently has a consensus price target of $22.36, indicating a potential upside of 2.37%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than YAYYO.

Risk & Volatility

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YAYYO has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and YAYYO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZTO Express (Cayman)	18.61%	14.33%	9.89%
YAYYO	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) beats YAYYO on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZTO Express (Cayman)

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. provides express delivery and other value-added logistics services in the People's Republic of China. It offers freight forwarding services; and delivery services for e-commerce and traditional merchants, and other express service users. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About YAYYO

EVmo, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ridesharing and vehicle rental businesses in the United States. It operates Rideshare Platform, an online bookings platform which maintains a fleet of passenger vehicles and transit vans for use in last-mile logistical space to rent drivers in the ridesharing and delivery gig companies. The company was formerly known as Rideshare Rental, Inc. and changed its name to EVmo, Inc. in February 2021.EVmo, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.