Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) versus Quhuo (NASDAQ:QH) Critical Survey

Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) and Quhuo (NASDAQ:QH) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Quhuo shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Payoneer Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of Quhuo shares are held by 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.

Risk & Volatility

Payoneer Global has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quhuo has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Payoneer Global and Quhuo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Payoneer Global	0	2	6	1	2.89
Quhuo	0	0	0	0	0.00

Payoneer Global presently has a consensus target price of $13.07, suggesting a potential upside of 72.90%. Given Payoneer Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Payoneer Global is more favorable than Quhuo.

Profitability

This table compares Payoneer Global and Quhuo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Payoneer Global	13.82%	17.78%	1.73%
Quhuo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Payoneer Global and Quhuo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Payoneer Global	$977.72 million	2.78	$93.33 million	$0.33	22.91
Quhuo	$3.59 billion	0.00	$470,000.00	N/A	N/A

Payoneer Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quhuo.

Summary

Payoneer Global beats Quhuo on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Payoneer Global

Payoneer Global Inc. operates as a financial technology company. It operates a payment infrastructure platform that provides customers with a one-stop, global, multi-currency account to serve their accounts receivable and accounts payable needs. The company delivers a suite of services that includes cross-border payments, physical and virtual MasterCard cards, working capital, risk management, and other services. It also offers various payment options with minimal integration required, full back-office functions, and customer support offered. The company's platform delivers bank-grade security, stability, and redundancy. It serves customers, such as small and medium-sized businesses in approximately 190 countries and territories worldwide. Payoneer Global Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Quhuo

Quhuo Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates a gig economy platform in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers on-demand delivery solutions focusing on preparing food and deliver of other items, such as grocery and fresh food; and mobility services solutions comprise ride-hailing solutions, shared-bike maintenance, freight service, and vehicle export solutions. It also provides housekeeping solutions for hotels and other services, including maintenance services for short-term rental properties. In addition, the company offers Quhuo+, a logistics support and training software, as well as to manage delivery riders. Further, it engages in the development of computer software and applications; and bed and breakfast operations. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.