Kingsoft Cloud (KC) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to KC or PTC?

In the previous week, PTC had 24 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for PTC and 6 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. PTC's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Kingsoft Cloud's score of 0.46 indicating that PTC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kingsoft Cloud	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PTC	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KC or PTC?

13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of PTC shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PTC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KC or PTC more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -28.41%. PTC's return on equity of 14.49% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingsoft Cloud	-28.41%	-19.13%	-7.90%
PTC	16.95%	14.49%	7.25%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KC or PTC?

PTC received 615 more outperform votes than Kingsoft Cloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.73% of users gave PTC an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave Kingsoft Cloud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kingsoft Cloud	Outperform Votes 18 43.90%	Underperform Votes 23 56.10%
PTC	Outperform Votes 633 68.73%	Underperform Votes 288 31.27%

Which has better earnings & valuation, KC or PTC?

PTC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PTC, 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	$7.28B	0.72	-$306.53M	-$1.20	-17.23
PTC	$2.30B	8.46	$376.33M	$3.24	49.89

Do analysts rate KC or PTC?

Kingsoft Cloud presently has a consensus price target of $5.93, suggesting a potential downside of 71.29%. PTC has a consensus price target of $210.09, suggesting a potential upside of 29.97%. Given PTC's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PTC is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingsoft Cloud	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PTC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Which has more risk and volatility, KC or PTC?

Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PTC beats Kingsoft Cloud on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.