Mail Ru Group (OTCMKTS:MLRYY) and Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA) Head to Head Analysis

Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA) and Mail Ru Group (OTCMKTS:MLRYY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Yatra Online and Mail Ru Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yatra Online	-0.17%	-0.22%	-0.13%
Mail Ru Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

51.0% of Yatra Online shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Yatra Online shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Yatra Online has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mail Ru Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yatra Online and Mail Ru Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yatra Online	$93.14 million	0.79	-$1.25 million	($0.02)	-59.00
Mail Ru Group	$1.59 billion	N/A	-$1.03 billion	($0.98)	-0.92

Yatra Online has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mail Ru Group. Yatra Online is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mail Ru Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Yatra Online and Mail Ru Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yatra Online	2	0	1	0	1.67
Mail Ru Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Yatra Online presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 154.24%. Given Yatra Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Yatra Online is more favorable than Mail Ru Group.

Summary

Yatra Online beats Mail Ru Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yatra Online

Yatra Online, Inc. operates as an online travel company in India and internationally. It operates in Air Ticketing, and Hotels and Packages, and Other Services segments. The company provides travel-related services, including domestic and international air ticketing, hotel bookings, homestays, holiday packages, bus ticketing, rail ticketing, cab bookings, and ancillary services for leisure and business travelers. It also offers various services, including exploring and searching comprises web and mobile platforms that enable customers to explore and search flights, hotels, holiday packages, buses, trains, and activities through its website, www.yatra.com. In addition, the company provides its services through mobile applications that comprise Yatra, a mobile interface; Yatra Web Check-In, an application for flight check-in process for travelers; and Yatra Corporate, a self-booking application for business customers. Further, it offers tours, sightseeing, shows, and event services; rail and cab services, and other ancillary travel services; and sells travel vouchers and coupons. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Gurugram, India.

About Mail Ru Group

VK International Public Joint-Stock Company operates as a technology company in Russia and internationally. It operates through Social Platforms and Media Content, EdTech, Technologies for Business, and Ecosystem Services and Other Business Lines segments. The company’s projects include social networks, games, education, goods and services, productivity, devices, media and entertainment, app stores, messengers, social services, and ecosystem services. It also provides marketing and advertising, communications and productivity, cloud data, analytics, authorization and registration, finances, HR, and social projects solutions for businesses; cloud platforms and data management, corporate communication services, tax monitoring platform, and other corporate software solutions; and business digitizing solutions, which range from online promotion to cloud services. It enables users to communicate, play, listen to music, watch, and create videos, and receive professional training and skills. The company was formerly known as VK Company Limited and changed its name to VK International Public Joint-Stock Company in August 2023. VK International Public Joint-Stock Company was founded in 1998 and is based in Kaliningrad, Russia.