Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CRNC or MOMO?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 8 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hello Group and 4 mentions for Cerence. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Cerence's score of 0.20 indicating that Cerence is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cerence	Neutral
Hello Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRNC or MOMO?

Hello Group received 439 more outperform votes than Cerence when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.18% of users gave Hello Group an outperform vote while only 57.72% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cerence	Outperform Votes 86 57.72%	Underperform Votes 63 42.28%
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 525 68.18%	Underperform Votes 245 31.82%

Is CRNC or MOMO more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Hello Group's net margin of -80.93%. Cerence's return on equity of 17.23% beat Hello Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cerence	-80.93%	3.66%	1.95%
Hello Group	16.27%	17.23%	12.12%

Do analysts prefer CRNC or MOMO?

Cerence presently has a consensus target price of $10.08, suggesting a potential upside of 164.65%. Hello Group has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 230.58%. Given Cerence's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hello Group is more favorable than Cerence.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRNC or MOMO?

91.4% of Cerence shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hello Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Cerence shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hello Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CRNC or MOMO?

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
Cerence	$294.48M	0.54	-$56.25M	-$6.83	-0.56
Hello Group	$1.69B	0.41	$275.72M	$1.38	3.51

Which has more risk & volatility, CRNC or MOMO?

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

Summary

Hello Group beats Cerence on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.