Sohu.com (SOHU) Competitors

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Do analysts prefer UPWK or SOHU?

Upwork currently has a consensus price target of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 39.30%. Given Upwork's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Upwork is more favorable than Sohu.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Sohu.com	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UPWK or SOHU?

77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Sohu.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Upwork shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Sohu.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is UPWK or SOHU more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 30.46% compared to Sohu.com's net margin of 17.97%. Upwork's return on equity of 48.38% beat Sohu.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upwork	30.46%	48.38%	20.77%
Sohu.com	17.97%	-7.86%	-4.44%

Does the media refer more to UPWK or SOHU?

In the previous week, Upwork had 1 more articles in the media than Sohu.com. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Upwork and 1 mentions for Sohu.com. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Sohu.com's score of 0.22 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Upwork	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sohu.com	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, UPWK or SOHU?

Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than Sohu.com. Sohu.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upwork, 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
Upwork	$769.33M	2.29	$215.59M	$1.67	8.02
Sohu.com	$598.40M	0.74	-$100.27M	$3.70	3.95

Which has more volatility & risk, UPWK or SOHU?

Upwork has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sohu.com has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Upwork beats Sohu.com on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.