Zhihu (ZH) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZH or OLO?

OLO received 20 more outperform votes than Zhihu when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Zhihu an outperform vote while only 45.21% of users gave OLO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zhihu	Outperform Votes 13 50.00%	Underperform Votes 13 50.00%
OLO	Outperform Votes 33 45.21%	Underperform Votes 40 54.79%

Does the media favor ZH or OLO?

In the previous week, OLO had 3 more articles in the media than Zhihu. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for OLO and 1 mentions for Zhihu. OLO's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Zhihu's score of 0.00 indicating that OLO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zhihu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
OLO	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ZH or OLO?

Zhihu has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OLO has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ZH or OLO?

28.9% of Zhihu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of OLO shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Zhihu shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of OLO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ZH or OLO?

Zhihu currently has a consensus price target of $4.70, suggesting a potential upside of 30.56%. OLO has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.56%. Given Zhihu's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zhihu is more favorable than OLO.

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
OLO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ZH or OLO more profitable?

OLO has a net margin of -5.89% compared to Zhihu's net margin of -9.28%. OLO's return on equity of 0.34% beat Zhihu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zhihu	-9.28%	-8.01%	-5.65%
OLO	-5.89%	0.34%	0.30%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ZH or OLO?

OLO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zhihu. OLO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zhihu, 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	$3.88B	0.08	-$118.82M	-$0.56	-6.43
OLO	$271.87M	4.71	-$58.29M	-$0.10	-78.30

Summary

OLO beats Zhihu on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.