Yandex (YNDX) Competitors

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in YNDX or BIDU?

21.9% of Yandex shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Yandex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer YNDX or BIDU?

In the previous week, Baidu had 34 more articles in the media than Yandex. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Baidu and 0 mentions for Yandex. Yandex's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Baidu's score of 0.93 indicating that Yandex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Yandex	Positive
Baidu	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor YNDX or BIDU?

Baidu received 964 more outperform votes than Yandex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.61% of users gave Baidu an outperform vote while only 72.76% of users gave Yandex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Yandex	Outperform Votes 657 72.76%	Underperform Votes 246 27.24%
Baidu	Outperform Votes 1621 75.61%	Underperform Votes 523 24.39%

Is YNDX or BIDU more profitable?

Baidu has a net margin of 17.90% compared to Yandex's net margin of -2.08%. Yandex's return on equity of 9.52% beat Baidu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yandex	-2.08%	9.52%	4.60%
Baidu	17.90%	8.67%	5.51%

Which has better earnings & valuation, YNDX or BIDU?

Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Yandex. Baidu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yandex, 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
Yandex	$8.92B	0.90	$221.50M	$0.82	27.21
Baidu	$133.13B	0.25	$3.26B	$9.17	10.18

Which has more risk and volatility, YNDX or BIDU?

Yandex has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate YNDX or BIDU?

Baidu has a consensus target price of $111.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.15%. Given Baidu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baidu is more favorable than Yandex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yandex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Baidu	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Summary

Baidu beats Yandex on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.