Financial Review: Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) versus Kingold Jewelry (OTCMKTS:KGJI)

Kingold Jewelry (OTCMKTS:KGJI) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of Kingold Jewelry shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Kingold Jewelry has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingold Jewelry	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lyft	-1.27%	-8.57%	-0.95%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kingold Jewelry and Lyft”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kingold Jewelry	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lyft	$5.10 billion	0.96	-$340.32 million	($0.47)	-25.89

Kingold Jewelry has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lyft.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Kingold Jewelry and Lyft, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingold Jewelry	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lyft	0	26	9	1	2.31

Lyft has a consensus price target of $15.65, suggesting a potential upside of 28.56%.

Summary

Lyft beats Kingold Jewelry on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kingold Jewelry

Kingold Jewelry, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells 24-karat gold jewelry and Chinese ornaments in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers a range of in-house designed products, including gold necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, gold bars, and pendants. It also invests in gold. The company sells its products to wholesalers, distributors, and retailers under the Kingold brand. Kingold Jewelry, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Wuhan, the People’s Republic of China.

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.