Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) and Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRNC or MOMO?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Cerence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, 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
Cerence	$348.58M	0.36	-$56.25M	-$6.83	-0.45
Hello Group	$1.69B	0.47	$275.72M	$1.10	4.96

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRNC or MOMO?

Hello Group received 440 more outperform votes than Cerence when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Hello Group an outperform vote while only 57.72% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cerence	Outperform Votes 86 57.72%	Underperform Votes 63 42.28%
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 526 68.05%	Underperform Votes 247 31.95%

Which has more risk & volatility, CRNC or MOMO?

Cerence has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hello Group has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRNC or MOMO more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 13.38% compared to Hello Group's net margin of -80.93%. Cerence's return on equity of 13.61% beat Hello Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cerence	-80.93%	3.66%	1.95%
Hello Group	13.38%	13.61%	9.51%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRNC or MOMO?

91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Cerence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CRNC or MOMO?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 5 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hello Group and 2 mentions for Cerence. Cerence's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Hello Group's score of -0.50 indicating that Hello Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cerence	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Hello Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CRNC or MOMO?

Cerence presently has a consensus target price of $10.08, suggesting a potential upside of 231.69%. Hello Group has a consensus target price of $8.90, suggesting a potential upside of 63.00%. Given Hello Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cerence is more favorable than Hello Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Hello Group beats Cerence on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.