Match Group (MTCH) Competitors

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, MTCH or BIDU?

Match Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTCH or BIDU more profitable?

Baidu has a net margin of 17.90% compared to Match Group's net margin of 15.84%. Baidu's return on equity of 8.67% beat Match Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Match Group	15.84%	-574.22%	12.68%
Baidu	17.90%	8.67%	5.51%

Does the media refer more to MTCH or BIDU?

In the previous week, Match Group had 10 more articles in the media than Baidu. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Match Group and 14 mentions for Baidu. Baidu's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Match Group's score of 0.96 indicating that Baidu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Match Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Baidu	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTCH or BIDU?

Baidu received 1001 more outperform votes than Match Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.61% of users gave Baidu an outperform vote while only 65.61% of users gave Match Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Match Group	Outperform Votes 620 65.61%	Underperform Votes 325 34.39%
Baidu	Outperform Votes 1621 75.61%	Underperform Votes 523 24.39%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTCH or BIDU?

Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Match Group. Baidu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Match 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
Match Group	$3.48B	2.09	$551.28M	$2.02	14.37
Baidu	$133.13B	0.22	$3.26B	$9.17	9.21

Do analysts rate MTCH or BIDU?

Match Group currently has a consensus target price of $37.63, suggesting a potential upside of 29.62%. Baidu has a consensus target price of $111.25, suggesting a potential upside of 31.70%. Given Baidu's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baidu is more favorable than Match Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Match Group	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
Baidu	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTCH or BIDU?

94.1% of Match Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Match Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Baidu beats Match Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.