Autohome (ATHM) Competitors

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) and ICON Public (NASDAQ:ICLR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ATHM or ICLR?

ICON Public has higher revenue and earnings than Autohome. Autohome is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICON Public, 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
Autohome	$7.04B	0.45	$230.31M	$1.85	14.18
ICON Public	$8.28B	1.42	$612.34M	$9.53	15.23

Does the media prefer ATHM or ICLR?

In the previous week, ICON Public had 17 more articles in the media than Autohome. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for ICON Public and 14 mentions for Autohome. Autohome's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat ICON Public's score of -0.10 indicating that Autohome is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autohome	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICON Public	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATHM or ICLR?

63.1% of Autohome shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of ICON Public shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Autohome shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of ICON Public shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ATHM or ICLR?

Autohome presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.00%. ICON Public has a consensus target price of $232.67, indicating a potential upside of 60.28%. Given ICON Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ICON Public is more favorable than Autohome.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autohome	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ICON Public	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATHM or ICLR?

ICON Public received 270 more outperform votes than Autohome when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.62% of users gave ICON Public an outperform vote while only 59.87% of users gave Autohome an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autohome	Outperform Votes 358 59.87%	Underperform Votes 240 40.13%
ICON Public	Outperform Votes 628 65.62%	Underperform Votes 329 34.38%

Is ATHM or ICLR more profitable?

Autohome has a net margin of 23.02% compared to ICON Public's net margin of 9.56%. ICON Public's return on equity of 11.81% beat Autohome's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autohome	23.02%	7.79%	6.09%
ICON Public	9.56%	11.81%	6.65%

Which has more risk and volatility, ATHM or ICLR?

Autohome has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICON Public has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ICON Public beats Autohome on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.