NetEase (NTES) Competitors

NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate NTES or PLTR?

NetEase presently has a consensus target price of $114.57, indicating a potential upside of 14.65%. Palantir Technologies has a consensus target price of $74.45, indicating a potential downside of 23.05%. Given NetEase's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NetEase is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetEase	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Palantir Technologies	5 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NTES or PLTR?

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than Palantir Technologies. NetEase is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, 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
NetEase	$105.30B	0.61	$4.14B	$6.37	15.69
Palantir Technologies	$2.87B	79.19	$462.19M	$0.19	509.21

Which has more volatility & risk, NTES or PLTR?

NetEase has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.81, meaning that its share price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to NTES or PLTR?

In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 117 more articles in the media than NetEase. MarketBeat recorded 121 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 4 mentions for NetEase. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat NetEase's score of 0.68 indicating that Palantir Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetEase	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Palantir Technologies	76 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NTES or PLTR?

11.1% of NetEase shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTES or PLTR?

NetEase received 590 more outperform votes than Palantir Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.11% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote while only 40.72% of users gave Palantir Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NetEase	Outperform Votes 680 69.11%	Underperform Votes 304 30.89%
Palantir Technologies	Outperform Votes 90 40.72%	Underperform Votes 131 59.28%

Is NTES or PLTR more profitable?

NetEase has a net margin of 28.17% compared to Palantir Technologies' net margin of 16.13%. NetEase's return on equity of 22.12% beat Palantir Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetEase	28.17%	22.12%	15.73%
Palantir Technologies	16.13%	6.85%	5.48%

Summary

NetEase beats Palantir Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.