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

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$3.37 billion	4.50	$268.00 million	$0.06	61.67
Swvl	$24.17 million	0.59	$1.31 million	N/A	N/A

Grab has higher revenue and earnings than Swvl.

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Swvl shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Swvl shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Grab and Swvl, as reported 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 currently has a consensus price target of $6.01, indicating a potential upside of 62.31%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grab is more favorable 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.