Analyzing PAMT (NASDAQ:PAMT) & Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT)

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and PAMT (NASDAQ:PAMT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of PAMT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.2% of PAMT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Lyft has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAMT has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Lyft and PAMT, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lyft	2	26	10	0	2.21
PAMT	1	0	0	0	1.00

Lyft presently has a consensus price target of $19.23, suggesting a potential upside of 15.72%. Given Lyft’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than PAMT.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lyft	$6.32 billion	1.00	$2.84 billion	$6.88	2.42
PAMT	$598.06 million	0.42	-$52.61 million	($2.03)	-5.98

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

Profitability

This table compares Lyft and PAMT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lyft	42.32%	-1.20%	-0.36%
PAMT	-7.07%	-13.82%	-4.32%

Summary

Lyft beats PAMT on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lyft

Lyft, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing in the United States and Canada. It operates multimodal transportation networks that offer access to various transportation options through the Lyft platform and mobile-based applications. The company's platform provides a ridesharing marketplace, which connects drivers with riders; Express Drive, a car rental program for drivers; and a network of shared bikes and scooters in various cities to address the needs of riders for short trips. It also offers centralized tools and enterprise transportation solutions, such as concierge transportation solutions for organizations; Lyft Pink subscription plans; Lyft Pass commuter programs; first-mile and last-mile services; and university safe rides programs. The company was formerly known as Zimride, Inc. and changed its name to Lyft, Inc. in April 2013. Lyft, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About PAMT

PAMT Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of truckload and logistics services through its subsidiaries. Its freight consists primarily of automotive parts, expedited goods, consumer goods, such as general retail store merchandise, and manufactured goods, such as heating and air conditioning units. The company was founded in June 1986 and is headquartered in Tontitown, AR.