Xunlei (XNET) Competitors

Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) and Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XNET or DSP?

Xunlei received 114 more outperform votes than Viant Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.48% of users gave Viant Technology an outperform vote while only 66.54% of users gave Xunlei an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xunlei	Outperform Votes 177 66.54%	Underperform Votes 89 33.46%
Viant Technology	Outperform Votes 63 68.48%	Underperform Votes 29 31.52%

Do analysts rate XNET or DSP?

Viant Technology has a consensus price target of $21.14, suggesting a potential upside of 52.44%. Given Viant Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Viant Technology is more favorable than Xunlei.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xunlei	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Viant Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is XNET or DSP more profitable?

Xunlei has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Viant Technology's net margin of 0.47%. Xunlei's return on equity of 4.47% beat Viant Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xunlei	4.65%	4.47%	3.13%
Viant Technology	0.47%	-5.67%	-3.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, XNET or DSP?

Xunlei has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viant Technology has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer XNET or DSP?

In the previous week, Viant Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Xunlei. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Viant Technology and 3 mentions for Xunlei. Viant Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Xunlei's score of 0.17 indicating that Viant Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xunlei	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Viant Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in XNET or DSP?

5.1% of Xunlei shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.4% of Viant Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Xunlei shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Viant Technology shares are held by company 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, XNET or DSP?

Xunlei has higher revenue and earnings than Viant Technology. Viant Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xunlei, 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
Xunlei	$323.14M	0.78	$14.23M	$0.01	408.00
Viant Technology	$289.24M	3.02	-$3.44M	$0.12	115.58

Summary

Viant Technology beats Xunlei on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.