Financial Analysis: Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) & NerdWallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

NerdWallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for NerdWallet and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV., as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NerdWallet	0	2	4	0	2.67
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	0	0	0	0	0.00

NerdWallet presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.90%. Given NerdWallet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NerdWallet is more favorable than Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV..

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.8% of NerdWallet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are held by institutional investors. 45.9% of NerdWallet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.9% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

NerdWallet has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NerdWallet and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NerdWallet	-1.65%	-2.90%	-2.45%
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NerdWallet and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NerdWallet	$599.40 million	1.91	-$11.80 million	($0.14)	-111.49
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	$23.00 million	0.14	$290,000.00	N/A	N/A

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NerdWallet.

About NerdWallet

NerdWallet, Inc. operates a digital platform that provides consumer-driven advice about personal finance by connecting individuals and small and mid-sized businesses with financial products providers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Its platform offers guidance to consumers through educational content, tools and calculators, and product marketplaces, as well as through NerdWallet app for various financial products, including credit cards, mortgages, insurance, SMB products, personal loans, banking, investing, and student loans. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

About Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. operates as a platform services company in India. The company engages in the distribution of linear content streaming/telecasting services; and development of telemedicine products. Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.