Reviewing Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA) and Just Eat Takeaway.com (OTCMKTS:JTKWY)

Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA) and Just Eat Takeaway.com (OTCMKTS:JTKWY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Jumia Technologies has a beta of 2.92, indicating that its share price is 192% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Just Eat Takeaway.com has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Jumia Technologies and Just Eat Takeaway.com”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jumia Technologies	$186.49 million	2.74	-$104.15 million	N/A	N/A
Just Eat Takeaway.com	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Just Eat Takeaway.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jumia Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Jumia Technologies and Just Eat Takeaway.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jumia Technologies	-54.40%	-182.98%	-57.22%
Just Eat Takeaway.com	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.5% of Jumia Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Just Eat Takeaway.com shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Jumia Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Jumia Technologies and Just Eat Takeaway.com, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jumia Technologies	0	1	1	0	2.50
Just Eat Takeaway.com	0	0	0	0	N/A

Jumia Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $7.30, suggesting a potential upside of 44.27%. Given Jumia Technologies’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Jumia Technologies is more favorable than Just Eat Takeaway.com.

Summary

Jumia Technologies beats Just Eat Takeaway.com on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jumia Technologies

Jumia Technologies AG operates an e-commerce platform in West Africa, North Africa, East and South Africa, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. The company’s platform consists of marketplace that connects sellers with customers; logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers; and payment service, which facilitates transactions to participants active on the company’s platform in selected markets under the JumiaPay name. Its marketplace offers various products in a range of categories, including phones, electronics, home and living, fashion, beauty, and fast-moving consumer goods; and various digital lifestyle services, such as utility bills payment, airtime recharge, gaming and entertainment, and transport ticketing, as well as financial services comprising micro-loans, insurance, and savings products. The company was formerly known as Africa Internet Holding GmbH and changed its name to Jumia Technologies AG in January 2019. Jumia Technologies AG was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

About Just Eat Takeaway.com

Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. operates as an online food delivery company worldwide. Its marketplace connects consumers and restaurants through its platforms. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.