Reviewing Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG)

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Grab and Akso Health Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	1	3	8	0	2.58
Akso Health Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grab presently has a consensus target price of $5.53, suggesting a potential upside of 7.74%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than Akso Health Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Akso Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Grab and Akso Health Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grab	-3.57%	-1.50%	-1.11%
Akso Health Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grab and Akso Health Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$2.36 billion	8.76	-$434.00 million	($0.02)	-256.50
Akso Health Group	$2.41 million	58.35	-$9.46 million	N/A	N/A

Akso Health Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grab.

Volatility and Risk

Grab has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akso Health Group has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grab beats Akso Health Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grab

Grab Holdings Limited engages in the provision of superapps in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The company offers its Grab ecosystem, a single platform with superapps for driver- and merchant-partners and consumers, that allows access to mobility, delivery, digital financial services, and enterprise sector offerings. Grab Holdings Limited is headquartered in Singapore.

About Akso Health Group

Akso Health Group operates a social e-commerce mobile platform in China. The company operates Xiaobai Maimai App, which offers food and beverage products, wine, cosmetic products, fashion and apparel, entertainment products, housewares, home appliances, and cost-saving promotions at petrol gas stations. It also offers consultancy and information technology support services; provides health treatment services; sells medical devices; and trades in branded products, as well as promotes products. The company was formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc. and changed its name to Akso Health Group in December 2021. Akso Health Group was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Qingdao, China.