Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA) and Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Head-To-Head Comparison

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) and Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Expedia Group has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jumia Technologies has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Expedia Group and Jumia Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expedia Group	0	22	14	0	2.39
Jumia Technologies	1	0	4	0	2.60

Expedia Group currently has a consensus price target of $282.65, indicating a potential upside of 25.45%. Jumia Technologies has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 146.56%. Given Jumia Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jumia Technologies is more favorable than Expedia Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Expedia Group and Jumia Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expedia Group	$14.73 billion	1.87	$1.29 billion	$9.85	22.87
Jumia Technologies	$188.93 million	4.52	-$61.55 million	N/A	N/A

Expedia Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jumia Technologies.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Jumia Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of Expedia Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Jumia Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Expedia Group and Jumia Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expedia Group	8.78%	72.23%	6.72%
Jumia Technologies	-32.58%	-135.27%	-40.14%

Summary

Expedia Group beats Jumia Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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.