Reviewing Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Ryder System (NYSE:R)

Ryder System (NYSE:R) and Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Ryder System and Grab, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryder System	0	5	6	1	2.67
Grab	0	2	8	1	2.91

Ryder System currently has a consensus price target of $294.14, indicating a potential upside of 14.67%. Grab has a consensus price target of $6.01, indicating a potential upside of 71.59%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than Ryder System.

Risk and Volatility

Ryder System has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grab has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ryder System and Grab”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryder System	$12.66 billion	0.78	$499.00 million	$12.29	20.87
Grab	$3.37 billion	4.26	$268.00 million	$0.01	350.00

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryder System	3.88%	18.28%	3.33%
Grab	10.67%	5.79%	3.28%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.5% of Ryder System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Grab shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Ryder System shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Grab shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ryder System beats Grab on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ryder System

Ryder System, Inc. operates as a logistics and transportation company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), and Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS). The FMS segment offers full-service leasing and leasing with flexible maintenance options; commercial vehicle rental services; and contract or transactional maintenance services of trucks, tractors, and trailers; access to diesel fuel; and fuel planning and tax reporting, cards, and monitoring services, and centralized billing, as well as sells used vehicles through its retail sales centers and www.ryder.com/used-trucks website, as well as digital and technology support services. The DTS segment offers equipment, maintenance, drivers, administrative, and additional services, as well as routing and scheduling, fleet sizing, safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, and technology and communication systems support services. The SCS segment comprises distribution management services, such as designing and managing customer's distribution network and facilities; coordinating warehousing and transportation for inbound and outbound material flows; handling import and export for international shipments; coordinating just-in-time replenishment of component parts to manufacturing and final assembly; and offering shipments to customer distribution centers or end customer delivery points, as well as other value added services, such as light assembly of components. This segment also offers transportation management and brokerage services, such as shipment optimization, load scheduling, and delivery confirmation services; knowledge-based professional services; and e-commerce and last mile services. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

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.