PAMT (NASDAQ:PAMT – Get Free Report) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for PAMT and Lyft, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PAMT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Lyft | 2 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2.21 |
Lyft has a consensus target price of $19.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.81%. Given Lyft’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than PAMT.
Risk and Volatility
PAMT has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares PAMT and Lyft”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PAMT | $598.06 million | 0.41 | -$52.61 million | ($2.03) | -5.72 |
| Lyft | $6.32 billion | 0.97 | $2.84 billion | $6.88 | 2.35 |
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 PAMT and Lyft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PAMT | -7.07% | -13.82% | -4.32% |
| Lyft | 42.32% | -1.20% | -0.36% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.1% of PAMT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.2% of PAMT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Lyft beats PAMT on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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