Critical Review: Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) versus Net Savings Link (OTCMKTS:NSAV)

Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) and Net Savings Link (OTCMKTS:NSAV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Weibo and Net Savings Link’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weibo	21.10%	12.65%	6.87%
Net Savings Link	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.8% of Weibo shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of Weibo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Net Savings Link shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Weibo has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Net Savings Link has a beta of 3.05, indicating that its stock price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Weibo and Net Savings Link, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weibo	0	1	1	0	2.50
Net Savings Link	0	0	0	0	0.00

Weibo presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.56%. Given Weibo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Weibo is more favorable than Net Savings Link.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Weibo and Net Savings Link”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weibo	$1.76 billion	1.61	$300.80 million	$1.43	8.19
Net Savings Link	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Weibo has higher revenue and earnings than Net Savings Link.

Summary

Weibo beats Net Savings Link on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Weibo

Weibo Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a social media platform for people to create, discover, and distribute content in the People’s Republic of China. It operates in two segments, Advertising and Marketing Services; and Value-Added Services. The company offers discovery products to help users discover content on its platform; self-expression products that enable its users to express themselves on its platform; and social products to promote social interaction between users on its platform. It also provides advertising and marketing solutions, such as social display advertisements; and promoted marketing offerings, such as Fans Headline and Weibo Express promoted feeds, as well as promoted trends and search products that appear alongside user’s trends discovery and search behaviors. In addition, the company offers products, such as trends, search, video/live streaming, and editing tools; content customization, copyright contents pooling, and user interaction development; and search list recommendation, trends list recommendation, and Weibo app opening advertisements. Further, it provides back-end management, traffic support, and product services for better displaying and promotion of its account and content; open application platform for other app developers that allows users to log into third-party applications with their Weibo account for sharing third-party content on its platform; and Weibo Wallet, a product that enables platform partners to conduct interest generation activities on Weibo, such as handing out red envelops and coupons. The company was formerly known as T.CN Corporation and changed its name to Weibo Corporation in 2012. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About Net Savings Link

Net Savings Link, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital asset technology company. It holds interests in Cryptocurrency Trading Platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and offers a range of trading services, such as portfolio management and price search function. This platform supports various cryptocurrency exchanges. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.