Kingsoft Cloud (KC) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer GTLB or KC?

GitLab currently has a consensus target price of $76.42, indicating a potential upside of 21.27%. Kingsoft Cloud has a consensus target price of $5.93, indicating a potential downside of 40.49%. Given GitLab's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GitLab is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GitLab	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Kingsoft Cloud	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GTLB or KC?

Kingsoft Cloud has higher revenue and earnings than GitLab. GitLab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingsoft Cloud, 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
GitLab	$579.91M	17.64	-$424.17M	-$0.32	-196.94
Kingsoft Cloud	$992.61M	2.55	-$306.53M	-$1.20	-8.31

Does the media prefer GTLB or KC?

In the previous week, GitLab had 29 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for GitLab and 2 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. GitLab's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Kingsoft Cloud's score of 0.19 indicating that GitLab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GitLab	12 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kingsoft Cloud	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, GTLB or KC?

GitLab has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GTLB or KC?

95.0% of GitLab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of GitLab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GTLB or KC?

GitLab received 92 more outperform votes than Kingsoft Cloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.89% of users gave GitLab an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave Kingsoft Cloud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GitLab	Outperform Votes 110 57.89%	Underperform Votes 80 42.11%
Kingsoft Cloud	Outperform Votes 18 43.90%	Underperform Votes 23 56.10%

Is GTLB or KC more profitable?

GitLab has a net margin of -6.83% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -28.41%. GitLab's return on equity of -11.72% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GitLab	-6.83%	-11.72%	-5.98%
Kingsoft Cloud	-28.41%	-19.13%	-7.90%

Summary

GitLab beats Kingsoft Cloud on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.