Reviewing Swvl (NASDAQ:SWVL) and Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB)

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Swvl (NASDAQ:SWVL) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Grab and Swvl, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	0	2	8	1	2.91
Swvl	1	0	0	0	1.00

Grab presently has a consensus price target of $6.01, suggesting a potential upside of 64.09%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Grab is more favorable than Swvl.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Swvl shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Swvl shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Grab has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swvl has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grab and Swvl”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$3.37 billion	4.45	$268.00 million	$0.06	61.00
Swvl	$24.17 million	0.56	$1.31 million	N/A	N/A

Grab has higher revenue and earnings than Swvl.

Summary

Grab beats Swvl on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.