Kingsoft Cloud (KC) Competitors

Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) and Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is KC or FSLY more profitable?

Fastly has a net margin of -25.26% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -27.62%. Fastly's return on equity of -15.82% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingsoft Cloud	-27.62%	-25.61%	-12.55%
Fastly	-25.26%	-15.82%	-9.82%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KC or FSLY?

Fastly has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Fastly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingsoft Cloud, 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
Kingsoft Cloud	$992.61M	0.69	-$306.53M	-$1.13	-2.39
Fastly	$505.99M	2.02	-$133.09M	-$1.00	-7.48

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KC or FSLY?

Fastly received 111 more outperform votes than Kingsoft Cloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.40% of users gave Fastly an outperform vote while only 40.54% of users gave Kingsoft Cloud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kingsoft Cloud	Outperform Votes 15 40.54%	Underperform Votes 22 59.46%
Fastly	Outperform Votes 126 50.40%	Underperform Votes 124 49.60%

Which has more risk and volatility, KC or FSLY?

Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fastly has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KC or FSLY?

13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Fastly shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Fastly shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer KC or FSLY?

Kingsoft Cloud presently has a consensus target price of $4.55, indicating a potential upside of 68.52%. Fastly has a consensus target price of $14.61, indicating a potential upside of 95.34%. Given Fastly's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fastly is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingsoft Cloud	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fastly	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to KC or FSLY?

In the previous week, Fastly had 22 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Fastly and 4 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Fastly's score of 0.04 indicating that Kingsoft Cloud is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kingsoft Cloud	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fastly	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Fastly beats Kingsoft Cloud on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.