Kingsoft Cloud (KC) Competitors

Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) and Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KC or DT?

13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Dynatrace shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend KC or DT?

Kingsoft Cloud currently has a consensus target price of $7.47, indicating a potential downside of 43.43%. Dynatrace has a consensus target price of $62.35, indicating a potential upside of 43.40%. Given Dynatrace's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingsoft Cloud	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KC or DT?

Dynatrace received 231 more outperform votes than Kingsoft Cloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.53% of users gave Dynatrace an outperform vote while only 41.86% of users gave Kingsoft Cloud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kingsoft Cloud	Outperform Votes 18 41.86%	Underperform Votes 25 58.14%
Dynatrace	Outperform Votes 249 65.53%	Underperform Votes 131 34.47%

Is KC or DT more profitable?

Dynatrace has a net margin of 29.51% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -28.41%. Dynatrace's return on equity of 8.98% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingsoft Cloud	-28.41%	-19.13%	-7.90%
Dynatrace	29.51%	8.98%	5.74%

Which has more volatility & risk, KC or DT?

Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynatrace has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KC or DT?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 16 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Dynatrace and 6 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. Dynatrace's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Kingsoft Cloud's score of 0.80 indicating that Dynatrace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kingsoft Cloud	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dynatrace	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KC or DT?

Dynatrace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynatrace, 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
Kingsoft Cloud	$7.79B	0.43	-$306.53M	-$1.14	-11.58
Dynatrace	$1.63B	7.96	$154.63M	$1.60	27.17

Summary

Dynatrace beats Kingsoft Cloud on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.