MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) and Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) Head-To-Head Survey

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grab	-18.43%	-6.77%	-5.10%
MediaAlpha	-10.41%	N/A	-27.85%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grab and MediaAlpha’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$2.36 billion	5.60	-$434.00 million	($0.10)	-33.70
MediaAlpha	$388.15 million	3.23	-$40.42 million	($0.89)	-21.39

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

Volatility & Risk

Grab has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Grab and MediaAlpha, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	0	0	6	0	3.00
MediaAlpha	1	0	5	0	2.67

Grab currently has a consensus price target of $5.10, indicating a potential upside of 51.34%. MediaAlpha has a consensus price target of $18.20, indicating a potential downside of 4.41%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than MediaAlpha.

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. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

About MediaAlpha

MediaAlpha, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates an insurance customer acquisition platform in the United States. It optimizes customer acquisition in various verticals of property and casualty insurance, health insurance, and life insurance. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.