Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) & Bollore (OTCMKTS:BOIVF) Financial Analysis

Bollore (OTCMKTS:BOIVF) and Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Bollore has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grab has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Bollore and Grab, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bollore	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grab	1	1	8	1	2.82

Grab has a consensus target price of $6.01, suggesting a potential upside of 78.47%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than Bollore.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bollore and Grab’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bollore	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grab	15.97%	8.83%	4.92%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bollore and Grab”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bollore	$3.31 billion	3.75	$393.73 million	N/A	N/A
Grab	$3.37 billion	4.09	$268.00 million	$0.06	56.08

Bollore has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grab.

Summary

Grab beats Bollore on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bollore

Bolloré SE engages in the transportation and logistics, communications, and industry businesses in France, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. It operates through Bolloré Logistics, Bolloré Energy, Communications, and Industry segments. The company offers freight forwarding, railroad, and port services; and distributes oil products. It also provides advertising, and communication consulting services; owns and publishes Cnews, a French daily newspaper; provides ticketing and venue services; acts as a pay-TV operator; and operates Mac-Mahon cinema theaters. In addition, it develops batteries based on lithium metal polymer technology for use in electric buses and energy storage solutions, as well as in stationary applications; and polypropylene films for capacitors and electrical components. Further, the company integrates identification, tracking, and mobility solutions for retail, transport, and logistics; provides equipment for pedestrian and vehicle access control; and electric shuttles solutions. The company was founded in 1822 and is based in Puteaux, France. Bolloré SE is a subsidiary of Financière de l'Odet SE.

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. Grab Holdings Limited is headquartered in Singapore.