Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG – 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Alphabet and Yatra Online, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alphabet | 0 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Yatra Online | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Alphabet presently has a consensus price target of $376.78, indicating a potential upside of 10.11%. Given Alphabet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Yatra Online.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alphabet | $422.50 billion | 9.81 | $132.17 billion | $13.11 | 26.10 |
| Yatra Online | $10.37 billion | 0.01 | -$700,000.00 | ($0.04) | -23.56 |
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 & Volatility
Alphabet has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yatra Online has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Yatra Online shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Yatra Online shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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% |
Summary
Alphabet beats Yatra Online on 14 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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