Head-To-Head Analysis: Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) versus CyberAgent (OTCMKTS:CYAGF)

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and CyberAgent (OTCMKTS:CYAGF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyberAgent has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Uber Technologies and CyberAgent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uber Technologies	15.91%	41.40%	18.21%
CyberAgent	4.60%	18.43%	9.35%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Uber Technologies and CyberAgent”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uber Technologies	$52.02 billion	2.85	$10.05 billion	$4.01	18.17
CyberAgent	$5.86 billion	0.77	$212.17 million	$0.56	15.84

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CyberAgent. CyberAgent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uber Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Uber Technologies and CyberAgent, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uber Technologies	3	7	30	1	2.71
CyberAgent	0	0	0	0	0.00

Uber Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $104.97, indicating a potential upside of 44.09%. Given Uber Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Uber Technologies is more favorable than CyberAgent.

Summary

Uber Technologies beats CyberAgent on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uber Technologies

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.

About CyberAgent

CyberAgent, Inc. engages in the media, internet advertising, game, and investment development businesses primarily in Japan. The company operates Ameba, a blog service; Tapple for online dating; AWA, a music streaming service; and WinTicket for online betting. It also offers internet advertising agency and ad technology services; and smartphone games. In addition, the company operates a programming school for kids and provides application and reward points exchange platform services; artificial intelligence services; and digital transformation services. CyberAgent, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.