Analyzing Uber Technologies (UBER) and Its Rivals

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) is one of 100 public companies in the “Ground Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Uber Technologies to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Uber Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uber Technologies	6.13%	21.37%	9.12%
Uber Technologies Competitors	6.87%	12.61%	4.01%

Volatility and Risk

Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uber Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 1.15, suggesting that their average share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Uber Technologies and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uber Technologies	$56.53 billion	$10.05 billion	42.09
Uber Technologies Competitors	$9.32 billion	$911.04 million	-0.06

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Uber Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Ground Transportation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Uber Technologies and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uber Technologies	2	6	44	1	2.83
Uber Technologies Competitors	1368	6534	8697	267	2.47

Uber Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $102.02, indicating a potential upside of 43.44%. As a group, “Ground Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 16.84%. Given Uber Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Uber Technologies is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Uber Technologies beats its rivals on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Uber Technologies Company Profile

Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services. The Delivery segment allows to search for and discover restaurants to grocery, alcohol, convenience, and other retails; order a meal or other items; and Uber direct, a white-label Delivery-as-a-Service for retailers and restaurants, as well as advertising. The Freight segment manages transportation and logistics network, which connects shippers and carriers in digital marketplace including carriers upfronts, pricing, and shipment booking; and provides on-demand platform to automate logistics end-to-end transactions for small-and medium-sized business to global enterprises. The company was formerly known as Ubercab, Inc. and changed its name to Uber Technologies, Inc. in February 2011. Uber Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.