iQIYI (IQ) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IQ or PLNT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iQIYI	$4.00B	0.59	$104.68M	$0.01	247.00
Planet Fitness	$1.18B	7.17	$172.04M	$2.25	44.69

Is IQ or PLNT 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
iQIYI	0.32%	2.26%	0.66%
Planet Fitness	15.11%	-110.18%	7.69%

Does the media refer more to IQ or PLNT?

In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 6 more articles in the media than iQIYI. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Planet Fitness and 2 mentions for iQIYI. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat iQIYI's score of 0.49 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Planet Fitness	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate IQ or PLNT?

iQIYI presently has a consensus price target of $2.51, suggesting a potential upside of 1.78%. Planet Fitness has a consensus price target of $111.54, suggesting a potential upside of 10.93%. 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

Which has more risk & volatility, IQ or PLNT?

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.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IQ or PLNT?

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Planet Fitness shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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