MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX – Get Free Report) and Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Grab shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Grab shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares MediaAlpha and Grab’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
MediaAlpha | $388.15 million | 3.24 | -$40.42 million | ($0.89) | -21.46 |
Grab | $2.36 billion | 5.57 | -$434.00 million | ($0.10) | -33.50 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for MediaAlpha and Grab, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
MediaAlpha | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 |
Grab | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
MediaAlpha currently has a consensus price target of $18.20, suggesting a potential downside of 4.71%. Grab has a consensus price target of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 52.24%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grab is more favorable than MediaAlpha.
Profitability
This table compares MediaAlpha and Grab’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
MediaAlpha | -10.41% | N/A | -27.85% |
Grab | -18.43% | -6.77% | -5.10% |
Risk and Volatility
MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grab has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
About MediaAlpha
MediaAlpha, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates an insurance customer acquisition platform in the United States. It optimizes customer acquisition in various verticals of property and casualty insurance, health insurance, and life insurance. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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. The company is headquartered in Singapore.
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