Xunlei (XNET) Competitors

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

Is XNET or SMWB more profitable?

Xunlei has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Similarweb's net margin of -4.58%. Xunlei's return on equity of 4.47% beat Similarweb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xunlei	4.65%	4.47%	3.13%
Similarweb	-4.58%	-47.62%	-5.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, XNET or SMWB?

Xunlei has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Similarweb has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of XNET or SMWB?

5.1% of Xunlei shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of Similarweb shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of Xunlei shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.4% of Similarweb 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XNET or SMWB?

Xunlei has higher revenue and earnings than Similarweb. Similarweb 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	$344.79M	0.66	$14.23M	$0.23	15.52
Similarweb	$249.91M	2.95	-$11.46M	-$0.14	-65.14

Does the media prefer XNET or SMWB?

In the previous week, Similarweb had 2 more articles in the media than Xunlei. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Similarweb and 3 mentions for Xunlei. Xunlei's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Similarweb's score of 0.31 indicating that Xunlei is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xunlei	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Similarweb	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XNET or SMWB?

Xunlei received 137 more outperform votes than Similarweb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.54% of users gave Xunlei an outperform vote while only 63.33% of users gave Similarweb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xunlei	Outperform Votes 175 66.54%	Underperform Votes 88 33.46%
Similarweb	Outperform Votes 38 63.33%	Underperform Votes 22 36.67%

Do analysts recommend XNET or SMWB?

Similarweb has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 80.92%. Given Similarweb's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Similarweb 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
Similarweb	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Summary

Xunlei beats Similarweb on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.