Thryv (THRY) Competitors

Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer THRY or YY?

JOYY received 526 more outperform votes than Thryv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.03% of users gave JOYY an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave Thryv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Thryv	Outperform Votes 27 64.29%	Underperform Votes 15 35.71%
JOYY	Outperform Votes 553 67.03%	Underperform Votes 272 32.97%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, THRY or YY?

JOYY has higher revenue and earnings than Thryv. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thryv, 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
Thryv	$824.16M	0.79	-$259.30M	-$2.09	-7.22
JOYY	$2.26B	1.00	$301.82M	-$3.10	-13.56

Which has more risk and volatility, THRY or YY?

Thryv has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend THRY or YY?

Thryv presently has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.25%. JOYY has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.73%. Given Thryv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Thryv is more favorable than JOYY.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thryv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
JOYY	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in THRY or YY?

96.4% of Thryv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Thryv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is THRY or YY more profitable?

JOYY has a net margin of 9.02% compared to Thryv's net margin of -38.87%. JOYY's return on equity of 4.64% beat Thryv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thryv	-38.87%	-42.95%	-8.52%
JOYY	9.02%	4.64%	2.96%

Does the media refer more to THRY or YY?

In the previous week, JOYY had 20 more articles in the media than Thryv. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for JOYY and 6 mentions for Thryv. Thryv's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat JOYY's score of 0.59 indicating that Thryv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Thryv	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JOYY	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

JOYY beats Thryv on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.