Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) and Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MOMO or CRNC?

51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Cerence shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cerence has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group currently has a consensus price target of $10.35, suggesting a potential upside of 83.51%. Cerence has a consensus price target of $10.08, suggesting a potential upside of 193.12%. Given Cerence's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cerence is more favorable than Hello Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to MOMO or CRNC?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 20 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hello Group and 3 mentions for Cerence. Cerence's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Hello Group's score of 0.15 indicating that Cerence is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hello Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cerence	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MOMO or CRNC more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 13.38% compared to Cerence's net margin of -80.93%. Hello Group's return on equity of 13.61% beat Cerence's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hello Group	13.38%	13.61%	9.51%
Cerence	-80.93%	3.66%	1.95%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Cerence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hello Group	$11.74B	0.07	$275.72M	$1.10	5.13
Cerence	$294.48M	0.49	-$56.25M	-$6.83	-0.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group received 440 more outperform votes than Cerence when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.13% of users gave Hello Group an outperform vote while only 57.72% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 526 68.13%	Underperform Votes 246 31.87%
Cerence	Outperform Votes 86 57.72%	Underperform Votes 63 42.28%

Summary

Hello Group beats Cerence on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.