Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KC or MOMO?

13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hello Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hello Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate KC or MOMO?

Kingsoft Cloud currently has a consensus price target of $7.47, suggesting a potential downside of 44.03%. Hello Group has a consensus price target of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 41.27%. Given Hello Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hello Group 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
Hello Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KC or MOMO?

Hello Group received 513 more outperform votes than Kingsoft Cloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Hello Group 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%
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 531 67.64%	Underperform Votes 254 32.36%

Which has more risk & volatility, KC or MOMO?

Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hello Group has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KC or MOMO more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 11.98% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -28.41%. Hello Group's return on equity of 11.41% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingsoft Cloud	-28.41%	-19.13%	-7.90%
Hello Group	11.98%	11.41%	7.51%

Does the media refer more to KC or MOMO?

In the previous week, Kingsoft Cloud had 2 more articles in the media than Hello Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud and 3 mentions for Hello Group. Kingsoft Cloud's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Hello Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Kingsoft Cloud is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kingsoft Cloud	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hello Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KC or MOMO?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud 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
Kingsoft Cloud	$7.79B	0.43	-$306.53M	-$1.14	-11.70
Hello Group	$10.56B	0.08	$275.72M	$0.78	7.49

Summary

Hello Group beats Kingsoft Cloud on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.