American Well (AMWL) Competitors

Zhihu (NYSE:ZH) and American Well (NYSE:AMWL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

Is ZH or AMWL more profitable?

Zhihu has a net margin of -15.49% compared to American Well's net margin of -84.27%. Zhihu's return on equity of -13.51% beat American Well's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zhihu	-15.49%	-13.51%	-9.48%
American Well	-84.27%	-52.49%	-40.22%

Does the media favor ZH or AMWL?

In the previous week, Zhihu had 3 more articles in the media than American Well. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Zhihu and 2 mentions for American Well. American Well's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Zhihu's score of 0.75 indicating that American Well is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zhihu	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Well	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ZH or AMWL?

28.9% of Zhihu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of American Well shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Zhihu shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of American Well shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ZH or AMWL?

Zhihu currently has a consensus target price of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 55.62%. American Well has a consensus target price of $15.67, indicating a potential upside of 87.40%. Given American Well's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Well is more favorable than Zhihu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zhihu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
American Well	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZH or AMWL?

American Well received 20 more outperform votes than Zhihu when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 48.00% of users gave Zhihu an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave American Well an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zhihu	Outperform Votes 12 48.00%	Underperform Votes 13 52.00%
American Well	Outperform Votes 32 44.44%	Underperform Votes 40 55.56%

Which has more risk & volatility, ZH or AMWL?

Zhihu has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Well has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ZH or AMWL?

Zhihu has higher revenue and earnings than American Well. Zhihu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Well, 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
Zhihu	$591.40M	0.59	-$118.82M	-$0.90	-3.86
American Well	$259.05M	0.49	-$675.16M	-$14.63	-0.57

Summary

Zhihu beats American Well on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.