Head to Head Survey: Swvl (NASDAQ:SWVL) vs. DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH)

DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and Swvl (NASDAQ:SWVL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares DoorDash and Swvl”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DoorDash	$9.61 billion	6.42	-$558.00 million	($1.08)	-139.74
Swvl	$22.85 million	1.06	$3.06 million	N/A	N/A

Swvl has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DoorDash.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Swvl shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of DoorDash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Swvl shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares DoorDash and Swvl’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoorDash	-4.24%	-5.91%	-3.69%
Swvl	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for DoorDash and Swvl, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoorDash	0	10	23	0	2.70
Swvl	0	0	0	0	N/A

DoorDash presently has a consensus target price of $150.34, suggesting a potential downside of 0.38%. Given DoorDash’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DoorDash is more favorable than Swvl.

Volatility and Risk

DoorDash has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swvl has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DoorDash beats Swvl on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support. It also offers membership products, including DashPass and Wolt+; DoorDash Drive and Wolt Drive, which are white-label delivery fulfillment services that enable merchants that have generated consumer demand through their channels to fulfill demand using its platform; DoorDash Storefront that enables merchants to offer consumers on-demand access to e-commerce; and Bbot, which offers merchants digital ordering and payment solutions for in-store and online channels. In addition, the company enables merchants to advertise and promote on its platform to acquire consumers. The company was formerly known as Palo Alto Delivery Inc. and changed its name to DoorDash, Inc. in 2015. DoorDash, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Swvl

Swvl Holdings Corp. provides mass transit ridesharing services. It offers B2C Swvl Retail, which provides riders with a network of minibuses and other vehicles running on fixed or semi-fixed routes within cities; Swvl Travel that allows riders to book rides on long-distance intercity routes on vehicle available through the Swvl platform or through third-party services; and Swvl Business, a transport as a service enterprise product for businesses, schools, municipal transit agencies, and other customers. Swvl Holdings Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.