Critical Survey: Metalpha Technology (NASDAQ:MATH) and Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA)

Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA) and Metalpha Technology (NASDAQ:MATH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Yatra Online and Metalpha Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yatra Online	2	0	1	0	1.67
Metalpha Technology	0	1	0	0	2.00

Yatra Online presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 180.37%. Given Yatra Online’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Yatra Online is more favorable than Metalpha Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

51.0% of Yatra Online shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Yatra Online shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by company 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yatra Online and Metalpha Technology”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	$10.37 billion	0.01	-$1.25 million	($0.02)	-53.50
Metalpha Technology	$44.57 million	0.90	$15.90 million	N/A	N/A

Metalpha Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Yatra Online.

Risk & Volatility

Yatra Online has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metalpha Technology has a beta of -0.76, indicating that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yatra Online and Metalpha Technology’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%
Metalpha Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Metalpha Technology beats Yatra Online on 7 of the 12 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 Metalpha Technology

Metalpha Technology Holding Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides wealth management services in Hong Kong. The company offers digital asset-based wealth management services, which include issuing traditional financial and cryptocurrency derivative products to over-the-counter clients, providing crypto derivative market making services, and proprietary trading of digital assets and crypto derivative products; and securities advising and asset management services. It serves institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The company was formerly known as Dragon Victory International Limited and changed its name to Metalpha Technology Holding Limited in November 2022. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.