trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) & Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) Head to Head Comparison

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) and trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. and trivago, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	0	0	0	0	N/A
trivago	0	3	1	0	2.25

trivago has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 52.35%. Given trivago’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe trivago is more favorable than Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV..

Volatility and Risk

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, trivago has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. and trivago’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	N/A	N/A	N/A
trivago	-41.42%	1.30%	0.73%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. and trivago”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	$21.36 million	0.06	$290,000.00	N/A	N/A
trivago	$524.90 million	0.24	-$178.01 million	($2.82)	-0.64

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than trivago.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of trivago shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.9% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of trivago shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

trivago beats Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. operates as a platform services company in India. The company engages in the distribution of linear content streaming/telecasting services; and development of telemedicine products. Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

About trivago

trivago N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates a hotel and accommodation search platform in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and internationally. It offers an online meta-search for hotels and accommodation through online travel agencies, hotel chains, and independent hotels. The company provides travel search for different types of accommodations, such as hotels, vacation rentals, and apartments; and enable advertiser access through website and apps. In addition, it offers access to its platform through various localized websites and apps in various languages. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. trivago N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sarl.