Critical Analysis: PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU) versus EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO)

PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU) and EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.4% of PropertyGuru Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of PropertyGuru Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of EVmo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PropertyGuru Group and EVmo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PropertyGuru Group	-10.21%	-1.76%	-1.50%
EVmo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

PropertyGuru Group has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVmo has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for PropertyGuru Group and EVmo, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PropertyGuru Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
EVmo	0	0	0	0	N/A

PropertyGuru Group presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.73%.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PropertyGuru Group and EVmo’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PropertyGuru Group	$111.81 million	5.97	-$11.37 million	($0.07)	-58.56
EVmo	$12.56 million	0.00	-$7.14 million	N/A	N/A

EVmo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PropertyGuru Group.

Summary

EVmo beats PropertyGuru Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PropertyGuru Group

PropertyGuru Group Limited operates digital property classifieds marketplaces that connects homeowners and tenants with verified home service providers in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. The company offers digital and marketing services for developers. It also offers data and sales process automation products. In addition, the company provides a range of data products and services for agents/agencies, property developers and valuers, and financial institution customers. It serves agents and developers to advertise residential and commercial properties for sale or rent to property seekers. PropertyGuru Group Limited was founded in 2007 and is based in Singapore.

About EVmo

EVmo, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ridesharing and vehicle rental businesses in the United States. It operates Rideshare Platform, an online bookings platform which maintains a fleet of passenger vehicles and transit vans for use in last-mile logistical space to rent drivers in the ridesharing and delivery gig companies. The company was formerly known as Rideshare Rental, Inc. and changed its name to EVmo, Inc. in February 2021.EVmo, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.