Five9 (FIVN) Competitors

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) and Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FIVN or ATHM?

Five9 received 243 more outperform votes than Autohome when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.94% of users gave Five9 an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Autohome an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Five9	Outperform Votes 597 68.94%	Underperform Votes 269 31.06%
Autohome	Outperform Votes 354 60.10%	Underperform Votes 235 39.90%

Does the media prefer FIVN or ATHM?

In the previous week, Five9 had 32 more articles in the media than Autohome. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Five9 and 11 mentions for Autohome. Autohome's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Five9's score of 0.58 indicating that Autohome is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Five9	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autohome	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FIVN or ATHM?

96.6% of Five9 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Autohome shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Five9 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Autohome shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FIVN or ATHM?

Five9 presently has a consensus price target of $59.22, suggesting a potential upside of 46.77%. Autohome has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.63%. Given Five9's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Five9 is more favorable than Autohome.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five9	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Autohome	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, FIVN or ATHM?

Autohome has higher revenue and earnings than Five9. Five9 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autohome, 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
Five9	$1.00B	3.03	-$81.76M	-$0.50	-80.70
Autohome	$7.30B	0.44	$286.40M	$2.01	13.31

Which has more volatility & risk, FIVN or ATHM?

Five9 has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autohome has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FIVN or ATHM more profitable?

Autohome has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Five9's net margin of -3.66%. Autohome's return on equity of 7.79% beat Five9's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five9	-3.66%	-1.53%	-0.44%
Autohome	24.36%	7.79%	6.07%

Summary

Autohome beats Five9 on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.