Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) & Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Head-To-Head Analysis

Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sohu.com and Lyft”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sohu.com	$598.40 million	0.84	-$100.27 million	$5.01	3.36
Lyft	$5.79 billion	1.24	$22.78 million	$0.38	47.11

Lyft has higher revenue and earnings than Sohu.com. Sohu.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lyft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Sohu.com has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sohu.com and Lyft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sohu.com	25.92%	-4.20%	-2.55%
Lyft	2.40%	18.29%	2.38%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sohu.com and Lyft, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sohu.com	0	1	2	0	2.67
Lyft	2	22	10	0	2.24

Sohu.com presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.98%. Lyft has a consensus target price of $22.76, suggesting a potential upside of 27.14%. Given Lyft’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lyft is more favorable than Sohu.com.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.0% of Sohu.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Sohu.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lyft beats Sohu.com on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sohu.com

Sohu.com Limited engages in the provision of online media, video, and game products and services on personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices in China. It operates through two segments: Sohu and Changyou. The company offers online news, information, and content services through the mobile phone application Sohu News APP, mobile portal m.sohu.com, and www.sohu.com for PCs; and online video content and services through mobile phone application Sohu Video APP and tv.sohu.com, as well as ifox, a video application for PC. It also operates Focus (www.focus.cn), which provides online real estate information and services; and 17173.com website, which provides news, electronic forums, online videos, and other online game information services to game players, as well as offers mobile game distribution services. In addition, the company offers interactive online games for PCs and mobile devices. Further, it provides paid subscription and interactive broadcasting services. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

About Lyft

Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. It operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through the Lyft platform and mobile-based applications. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace, which connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a car rental program for drivers; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for short trips. It also offers centralized tools and enterprise transportation solutions, such as concierge transportation solutions for organizations; Lyft Pink subscription plans; Lyft Pass commuter programs; first-mile and last-mile services; and university safe rides programs. The company was formerly known as Zimride, Inc. and changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in April 2013. Lyft, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.