Weibo (WB) Competitors

Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) and Wix.com (NASDAQ:WIX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer WB or WIX?

In the previous week, Wix.com had 7 more articles in the media than Weibo. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Wix.com and 1 mentions for Weibo. Weibo's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Wix.com's score of 0.92 indicating that Weibo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Weibo	Very Positive
Wix.com	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, WB or WIX?

Weibo has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wix.com has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WB or WIX?

68.8% of Weibo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Wix.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of Weibo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Wix.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WB or WIX more profitable?

Weibo has a net margin of 20.41% compared to Wix.com's net margin of 8.16%. Weibo's return on equity of 12.29% beat Wix.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weibo	20.41%	12.29%	6.41%
Wix.com	8.16%	-80.80%	8.85%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WB or WIX?

Weibo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wix.com. Weibo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wix.com, 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
Weibo	$1.75B	1.41	$300.80M	$1.38	7.38
Wix.com	$1.76B	4.88	$138.32M	$2.51	60.96

Do analysts prefer WB or WIX?

Weibo currently has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential downside of 4.22%. Wix.com has a consensus target price of $228.95, suggesting a potential upside of 49.64%. Given Wix.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wix.com is more favorable than Weibo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weibo	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Wix.com	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Wix.com beats Weibo on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.