So-Young International (SY) Competitors

MultiPlan (NYSE:MPLN) and So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media prefer MPLN or SY?

In the previous week, MultiPlan had 2 more articles in the media than So-Young International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MultiPlan and 3 mentions for So-Young International. MultiPlan's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat So-Young International's score of 1.14 indicating that MultiPlan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MultiPlan	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
So-Young International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MPLN or SY?

87.2% of MultiPlan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of So-Young International shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of MultiPlan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of So-Young International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MPLN or SY?

MultiPlan currently has a consensus price target of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.14%. So-Young International has a consensus price target of $0.80, indicating a potential downside of 2.51%. Given MultiPlan's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MultiPlan is more favorable than So-Young International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MultiPlan	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
So-Young International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MPLN or SY?

So-Young International received 45 more outperform votes than MultiPlan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.95% of users gave So-Young International an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave MultiPlan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MultiPlan	Outperform Votes 10 35.71%	Underperform Votes 18 64.29%
So-Young International	Outperform Votes 55 63.95%	Underperform Votes 31 36.05%

Is MPLN or SY more profitable?

So-Young International has a net margin of 2.41% compared to MultiPlan's net margin of -163.30%. So-Young International's return on equity of 1.41% beat MultiPlan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MultiPlan	-163.30%	-12.14%	-1.84%
So-Young International	2.41%	1.41%	1.11%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MPLN or SY?

So-Young International has higher revenue and earnings than MultiPlan. So-Young International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MultiPlan, 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
MultiPlan	$930.62M	0.39	-$91.70M	-$101.54	-0.22
So-Young International	$1.47B	0.06	$3M	-$0.79	-1.04

Which has more volatility & risk, MPLN or SY?

MultiPlan has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, So-Young International has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

So-Young International beats MultiPlan on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.