Swvl (SWVL) & Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Swvl (NASDAQ:SWVL) is one of 258 publicly-traded companies in the “Technology Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Swvl to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Swvl has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swvl’s competitors have a beta of -15.10, indicating that their average share price is 1,610% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Swvl and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Swvl	N/A	N/A	N/A
Swvl Competitors	-419.24%	-647.34%	-16.81%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Swvl and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Swvl	$17.21 million	-$10.34 million	0.36
Swvl Competitors	$1.29 billion	$24.78 million	-0.60

Swvl’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Swvl. Swvl is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.0% of Swvl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of shares of all “Technology Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Swvl shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of shares of all “Technology Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Swvl and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Swvl	1	0	0	0	1.00
Swvl Competitors	1099	2474	5093	285	2.51

As a group, “Technology Services” companies have a potential upside of 30.77%. Given Swvl’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Swvl has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Swvl competitors beat Swvl on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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.