Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Holiday Island (OTCMKTS:HIHI) Critical Contrast

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lyft and Holiday Island, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	1	18	10	1	2.37
Holiday Island	0	0	0	0	N/A

Lyft presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.43%. Given Lyft’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than Holiday Island.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Holiday Island shares are owned 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lyft and Holiday Island’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lyft	$4.40 billion	1.23	-$340.32 million	($0.47)	-28.49
Holiday Island	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Holiday Island has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lyft.

Risk and Volatility

Lyft has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holiday Island has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lyft and Holiday Island’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	-3.94%	-23.77%	-2.46%
Holiday Island	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Lyft beats Holiday Island on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Holiday Island

Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. primarily engages in land development activities. It acquires, develops, manages, and sells income producing commercial and residential real estate properties located in Holiday Island, Arkansas. The company was formerly known as VillageEDOCS, Inc. and changed its name to Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. in February 2014. Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Holiday Island, Arkansas.