Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report) and Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Alphabet and Yatra Online’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alphabet | 37.92% | 38.99% | 27.41% |
| Yatra Online | -0.99% | -1.26% | -0.75% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Yatra Online shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Yatra Online shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alphabet | 0 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 2.94 |
| Yatra Online | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $412.94, suggesting a potential upside of 8.57%. Yatra Online has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 215.79%. Given Yatra Online’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Yatra Online is more favorable than Alphabet.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alphabet and Yatra Online”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alphabet | $422.50 billion | 10.91 | $132.17 billion | $13.11 | 29.01 |
| Yatra Online | $10.37 billion | 0.01 | -$1.25 million | ($0.04) | -23.75 |
Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Yatra Online. Yatra Online is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yatra Online has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Alphabet beats Yatra Online on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alphabet
Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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.
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