Head to Head Review: Ucommune International (NASDAQ:UK) versus Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB)

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Ucommune International (NASDAQ:UK) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Grab and Ucommune International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	1	3	8	0	2.58
Ucommune International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grab currently has a consensus target price of $5.53, suggesting a potential upside of 16.12%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Grab is more favorable than Ucommune International.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Grab and Ucommune International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$2.69 billion	7.14	-$434.00 million	($0.02)	-238.00
Ucommune International	$308.63 million	0.00	-$690,000.00	N/A	N/A

Ucommune International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grab.

Risk & Volatility

Grab has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ucommune International has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of Ucommune International shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Ucommune International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Grab and Ucommune International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grab	-3.57%	-1.50%	-1.11%
Ucommune International	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Grab

Grab Holdings Limited engages in the provision of superapps in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The company offers its Grab ecosystem, a single platform with superapps for driver- and merchant-partners and consumers, that allows access to mobility, delivery, digital financial services, and enterprise sector offerings. Grab Holdings Limited is headquartered in Singapore.

About Ucommune International

Ucommune International Ltd manages and provides agile office spaces in China. It operates self-operated and asset-light models. The company also provides individual services, such as catering, fitness, healthcare, training, and entertainment; general corporate services, such as corporate secretary, human resources, legal, finance, IT support, and tax services; incubation and corporate venturing services; design and build services; advertising and branding services; and related services. It serves individuals and enterprises. The company operates under the Ucommune brand. Ucommune International Ltd was founded in 2015 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.