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IQ vs. PLNT, SGHC, LTH, MSGS, RSI, STRZ, PRKS, BATRA, MANU, and BATRK

Should you be buying iQIYI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iQIYI include Planet Fitness (PLNT), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Life Time Group (LTH), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Starz Entertainment (STRZ), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Manchester United (MANU), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry.

iQIYI vs. Its Competitors

iQIYI (NASDAQ:IQ) and Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) are both mid-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

52.7% of iQIYI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.8% of iQIYI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Planet Fitness shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Planet Fitness has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Ratio
iQIYI$4.00B0.53$104.68M$0.01221.00
Planet Fitness$1.18B6.75$172.04M$2.2542.09

iQIYI has a beta of -0.12, meaning that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
iQIYI0.32% 2.26% 0.66%
Planet Fitness 15.11%-110.18%7.69%

In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 5 more articles in the media than iQIYI. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Planet Fitness and 6 mentions for iQIYI. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat iQIYI's score of 0.44 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
iQIYI
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Planet Fitness
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

iQIYI currently has a consensus price target of $2.51, suggesting a potential upside of 13.76%. Planet Fitness has a consensus price target of $111.54, suggesting a potential upside of 17.77%. Given Planet Fitness' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Planet Fitness is more favorable than iQIYI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
iQIYI
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Planet Fitness
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

Summary

Planet Fitness beats iQIYI on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IQ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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IQ vs. The Competition

MetriciQIYIINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.13B$124.17B$32.16B$10.45B
Dividend YieldN/A2.09%3.23%4.82%
P/E Ratio221.2241.62486.9427.26
Price / Sales0.5312.231,612.60134.18
Price / Cash1.8124.7734.3030.18
Price / Book1.163.287.726.76
Net Income$104.68M$4.40B$820.59M$276.50M
7 Day Performance-10.16%-3.45%0.74%0.88%
1 Month Performance-15.33%-7.06%7.51%8.17%
1 Year Performance-12.65%22.72%23,917.40%43.52%

iQIYI Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IQ
iQIYI
3.1173 of 5 stars
$2.21
-1.3%
$2.51
+13.8%
-15.8%$2.13B$4.00B221.224,673News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
PLNT
Planet Fitness
4.4501 of 5 stars
$98.01
-2.6%
$111.54
+13.8%
+14.5%$8.26B$1.18B43.563,806Positive News
SGHC
Super Group (SGHC)
3.616 of 5 stars
$13.77
-2.3%
$15.40
+11.8%
+237.0%$6.93B$1.84B52.963,300Analyst Forecast
LTH
Life Time Group
3.3593 of 5 stars
$27.00
-0.8%
$35.92
+33.0%
+0.5%$5.94B$2.62B26.4743,800
MSGS
Madison Square Garden
2.8243 of 5 stars
$232.05
+0.2%
$258.83
+11.5%
+1.2%$5.57B$1.04B-252.231,007
RSI
Rush Street Interactive
2.3145 of 5 stars
$18.69
-3.0%
$18.33
-1.9%
+65.5%$4.27B$924.08M93.45470Analyst Forecast
STRZ
Starz Entertainment
3.2532 of 5 stars
$14.08
-2.8%
$22.00
+56.3%
N/A$3.39BN/A0.001,450News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
PRKS
United Parks & Resorts
1.9012 of 5 stars
$54.58
-1.1%
$57.73
+5.8%
+2.6%$3.00B$1.71B14.5916,700
BATRA
Atlanta Braves
1.5432 of 5 stars
$44.46
-0.9%
$52.50
+18.1%
+4.0%$2.79B$662.75M-127.031,450Positive News
MANU
Manchester United
0.9557 of 5 stars
$15.43
+0.6%
$23.00
+49.1%
+5.4%$2.66B$862.42M-61.701,140Positive News
BATRK
Atlanta Braves
2.7138 of 5 stars
$41.08
+0.1%
$57.00
+38.8%
+2.2%$2.58B$662.75M-117.371,240

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This page (NASDAQ:IQ) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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