Xunlei (XNET) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XNET or YALA?

Xunlei received 170 more outperform votes than Yalla Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.54% of users gave Xunlei an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Yalla Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xunlei	Outperform Votes 175 66.54%	Underperform Votes 88 33.46%
Yalla Group	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in XNET or YALA?

5.1% of Xunlei shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Yalla Group shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Xunlei shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.2% of Yalla Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is XNET or YALA more profitable?

Yalla Group has a net margin of 40.72% compared to Xunlei's net margin of 4.65%. Yalla Group's return on equity of 21.80% beat Xunlei's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xunlei	4.65%	4.47%	3.13%
Yalla Group	40.72%	21.80%	19.28%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XNET or YALA?

Yalla Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xunlei. Yalla Group 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	0.49	$14.23M	$0.23	11.52
Yalla Group	$318.88M	2.04	$117.34M	$0.73	5.61

Which has more volatility and risk, XNET or YALA?

Xunlei has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yalla Group has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to XNET or YALA?

In the previous week, Xunlei had 10 more articles in the media than Yalla Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Xunlei and 1 mentions for Yalla Group. Yalla Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Xunlei's score of 0.30 indicating that Yalla Group 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Yalla Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Yalla Group beats Xunlei on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.