iQIYI (IQ) Competitors $2.61 -0.01 (-0.38%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.60 -0.01 (-0.57%) As of 09/12/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IQ vs. PLNT, LTH, SGHC, MSGS, RSI, STRZ, BATRA, PRKS, GENI, and MANUShould you be buying iQIYI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iQIYI include Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Starz Entertainment (STRZ), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Genius Sports (GENI), and Manchester United (MANU). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. iQIYI vs. Its Competitors Planet Fitness Life Time Group Super Group (SGHC) Madison Square Garden Rush Street Interactive Starz Entertainment Atlanta Braves United Parks & Resorts Genius Sports Manchester United Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) and iQIYI (NASDAQ:IQ) are both mid-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate PLNT or IQ? Planet Fitness currently has a consensus target price of $108.64, suggesting a potential upside of 6.62%. iQIYI has a consensus target price of $2.51, suggesting a potential downside of 3.68%. Given Planet Fitness' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Planet Fitness is more favorable than iQIYI.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86iQIYI 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLNT or IQ? 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of iQIYI shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Planet Fitness shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of iQIYI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, PLNT or IQ? Planet Fitness has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iQIYI. Planet Fitness is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iQIYI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlanet Fitness$1.25B6.87$172.04M$2.2545.29iQIYI$4.00B0.63$104.68M$0.01261.00 Is PLNT or IQ more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 15.11% compared to iQIYI's net margin of 0.32%. iQIYI's return on equity of 2.26% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Planet Fitness15.11% -110.18% 7.69% iQIYI 0.32%2.26%0.66% Does the media favor PLNT or IQ? In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 3 more articles in the media than iQIYI. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Planet Fitness and 9 mentions for iQIYI. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat iQIYI's score of 0.43 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Planet Fitness 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive iQIYI 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, PLNT or IQ? Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iQIYI has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPlanet Fitness beats iQIYI on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get iQIYI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetriciQIYIINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.52B$122.20B$31.12B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A1.85%3.16%4.60%P/E Ratio261.2639.45439.3225.98Price / Sales0.6340.181,751.20181.13Price / Cash2.1226.1836.9460.44Price / Book1.373.317.246.29Net Income$104.68M$4.40B$808.32M$271.07M7 Day Performance-3.69%9.15%3.57%3.87%1 Month Performance36.65%7.03%4.71%5.49%1 Year Performance32.49%45.61%24,377.12%25.86% iQIYI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IQiQIYI2.2443 of 5 stars$2.61-0.4%$2.51-3.7%+32.5%$2.52B$4.00B261.264,673Trending NewsShort Interest ↑PLNTPlanet Fitness3.9855 of 5 stars$104.24-0.3%$108.64+4.2%+23.7%$8.78B$1.18B46.333,806Positive NewsLTHLife Time Group3.6685 of 5 stars$29.22+0.8%$35.92+22.9%+14.3%$6.43B$2.62B28.6543,800Positive NewsSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)3.9207 of 5 stars$12.67+0.1%$13.88+9.6%+254.1%$6.38B$1.84B46.913,300News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeMSGSMadison Square Garden3.1403 of 5 stars$203.04+3.6%$253.60+24.9%+4.1%$4.87B$1.04B-220.691,007News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑RSIRush Street Interactive2.3565 of 5 stars$20.97-1.0%$18.33-12.6%+110.5%$4.79B$924.08M104.87470Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeSTRZStarz Entertainment4.0726 of 5 stars$12.83+1.8%$22.00+71.5%N/A$3.09BN/A0.001,450BATRAAtlanta Braves1.4771 of 5 stars$46.55+2.1%$52.50+12.8%+4.5%$2.92B$662.75M-133.001,450News CoveragePositive NewsPRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.1145 of 5 stars$52.55-3.5%$57.73+9.9%-1.0%$2.89B$1.73B14.0516,700Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementGENIGenius Sports2.8791 of 5 stars$12.78-5.4%$14.13+10.6%+61.9%$2.75B$510.89M-41.212,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeMANUManchester United1.774 of 5 stars$15.72-1.1%$23.00+46.3%+1.1%$2.66B$833.39M-32.081,140Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLNT Alternatives LTH Alternatives SGHC Alternatives MSGS Alternatives RSI Alternatives STRZ Alternatives BATRA Alternatives PRKS Alternatives GENI Alternatives MANU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IQ) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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