Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA – Get Free Report) and Rakuten (OTCMKTS:RKUNY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
51.0% of Yatra Online shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Yatra Online shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Yatra Online and Rakuten’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Yatra Online | -0.99% | -1.26% | -0.75% |
| Rakuten | -4.83% | -9.99% | -0.44% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Yatra Online | $107.36 million | 0.51 | -$1.25 million | ($0.02) | -44.17 |
| Rakuten | $16.70 billion | 0.62 | -$1.19 billion | ($0.37) | -12.97 |
Yatra Online has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rakuten. Yatra Online is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rakuten, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Yatra Online and Rakuten, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Yatra Online | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Rakuten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.33 |
Yatra Online currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 239.60%. Given Yatra Online’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Yatra Online is more favorable than Rakuten.
Risk & Volatility
Yatra Online has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rakuten has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Yatra Online beats Rakuten on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Yatra Online
Yatra Online, Inc. operates as an online travel company in India and internationally. It operates in Air Ticketing, and Hotels and Packages, and Other Services segments. The company provides travel-related services, including domestic and international air ticketing, hotel bookings, homestays, holiday packages, bus ticketing, rail ticketing, cab bookings, and ancillary services for leisure and business travelers. It also offers various services, including exploring and searching comprises web and mobile platforms that enable customers to explore and search flights, hotels, holiday packages, buses, trains, and activities through its website, www.yatra.com. In addition, the company provides its services through mobile applications that comprise Yatra, a mobile interface; Yatra Web Check-In, an application for flight check-in process for travelers; and Yatra Corporate, a self-booking application for business customers. Further, it offers tours, sightseeing, shows, and event services; rail and cab services, and other ancillary travel services; and sells travel vouchers and coupons. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Gurugram, India.
About Rakuten
Rakuten Group, Inc. provides services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications to various users in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Internet Services, FinTech, and Mobile. The Internet Services segment provides range of e-commerce sites, such as Rakuten Ichiba, an Internet shopping mall, online cash-back sites, travel booking sites, portal sites, and digital content sites. It also offers messaging services and sells advertising; and manages professional sport teams. The FinTech segment offers financial services over the internet related to banking and securities, credit cards, life insurance, general insurance, electronic payment business, crypto asset (virtual currency) spot transaction, etc. The Mobile segment provides communication services and technology, electricity supply, and digital content site services. The company was formerly known as Rakuten, Inc. and changed its name to Rakuten Group, Inc. in April 2021. Rakuten Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Setagaya, Japan.
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