Head to Head Comparison: Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) versus Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB)

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) and Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Grab has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akso Health Group has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Grab and Akso Health Group’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%
Akso Health Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Grab and Akso Health Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grab	1	3	8	0	2.58
Akso Health Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grab presently has a consensus target price of $5.53, indicating a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Grab’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Grab is more favorable than Akso Health Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.5% of Grab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Akso Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Grab 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 Grab and Akso Health Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grab	$2.69 billion	7.71	-$434.00 million	($0.02)	-257.00
Akso Health Group	$2.41 million	111.06	-$9.46 million	N/A	N/A

Akso Health Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grab.

Summary

Grab beats Akso Health Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Akso Health Group

Akso Health Group operates a social e-commerce mobile platform in China. The company operates Xiaobai Maimai App, which offers food and beverage products, wine, cosmetic products, fashion and apparel, entertainment products, housewares, home appliances, and cost-saving promotions at petrol gas stations. It also offers consultancy and information technology support services; provides health treatment services; sells medical devices; and trades in branded products, as well as promotes products. The company was formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc. and changed its name to Akso Health Group in December 2021. Akso Health Group was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Qingdao, China.