Financial Comparison: Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) and Ealixir (OTCMKTS:EAXR)

Ealixir (OTCMKTS:EAXR) and Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ealixir and Autohome”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ealixir	$3.62 million	9.41	$100,000.00	N/A	N/A
Autohome	$964.42 million	2.75	$245.52 million	$1.70	13.35

Autohome has higher revenue and earnings than Ealixir.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Ealixir and Autohome, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ealixir	0	0	0	0	0.00
Autohome	1	2	0	0	1.67

Autohome has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.35%. Given Autohome’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autohome is more favorable than Ealixir.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.1% of Autohome shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Ealixir shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Autohome shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ealixir and Autohome’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ealixir	0.98%	N/A	N/A
Autohome	21.62%	6.72%	5.35%

Volatility and Risk

Ealixir has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autohome has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Autohome beats Ealixir on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ealixir

EALIXIR Inc. operates as an internet technology company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its services include Ealixir Removal that protects the online reputation of individuals and companies, and ensures the right to be forgotten by removing negative information on the web; Newsdelete to solve problems related to financial reputation; WEBiD, which drafts detailed reports on online contents and conversations regarding individuals, brands, or companies; Ealixir Story that assists client in writing articles about them; and Ealixir Event Launch helps the companies to promote their event on an international scale. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Autohome

Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People’s Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. The company offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.