Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI – Get Free Report) and Zhihu (NYSE:ZH – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Genius Sports and Zhihu’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Genius Sports | -13.94% | -11.48% | -8.76% |
| Zhihu | 4.34% | 3.24% | 2.36% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
81.9% of Genius Sports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Zhihu shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of Genius Sports shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Zhihu shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Genius Sports | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2.95 |
| Zhihu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Genius Sports presently has a consensus price target of $14.22, indicating a potential upside of 23.50%. Zhihu has a consensus price target of $4.70, indicating a potential downside of 3.59%. Given Genius Sports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Genius Sports is more favorable than Zhihu.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Genius Sports and Zhihu”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Genius Sports | $510.89 million | 4.85 | -$63.04 million | ($0.31) | -37.15 |
| Zhihu | $493.05 million | 0.86 | -$23.54 million | $0.22 | 22.16 |
Zhihu has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genius Sports. Genius Sports is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zhihu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Genius Sports has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zhihu has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Genius Sports beats Zhihu on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genius Sports
Genius Sports Limited engages in the development and sale of technology-led products and services to the sports, sports betting, and sports media industries. It offers technology infrastructure for the collection, integration, and distribution of live data of sports leagues; streaming solutions comprising technology, automatic production, and distribution for sports to commercialize video footage of their games; and end-to-end integrity services to sports leagues, such as full-time active monitoring technology, which uses mathematical algorithms to identify and flag suspicious betting activity in global betting markets, as well as a full suite of online and offline educational and consultancy services. The company also provides live sports data collection; pre-game and in-game odds feeds; risk management services, including customer profiling, monitoring of incoming bets, automated acceptance and rejection of bets, and limit setting; live streaming services; creation, delivery, and optimization of digital marketing campaigns, such as data-driven personalized ad creative; and fan engagement widgets for digital publishers that offer live game statistics and betting-related content. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
About Zhihu
Zhihu Inc. operates an online content community in the People’s Republic of China. Its community allows people to seek inspiration, find solutions, make decisions, and have fun. The company offers technology, business support, and consulting services; information transmission, software, and information technology services. It also offers information and marketing services; vocational training; and internet services, as well as holds audio-visual permit. Zhihu Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
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