Kingsoft Cloud (KC) Competitors $13.46 -1.02 (-7.04%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.48 +0.01 (+0.11%) As of 08/1/2025 07:52 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 KC vs. BSY, OKTA, RBRK, SNAP, DUOL, DOCU, DT, U, MNDY, and PAYCShould you be buying Kingsoft Cloud stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingsoft Cloud include Bentley Systems (BSY), Okta (OKTA), Rubrik (RBRK), Snap (SNAP), Duolingo (DUOL), Docusign (DOCU), Dynatrace (DT), Unity Software (U), monday.com (MNDY), and Paycom Software (PAYC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Kingsoft Cloud vs. Its Competitors Bentley Systems Okta Rubrik Snap Duolingo Docusign Dynatrace Unity Software monday.com Paycom Software Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) and Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer BSY or KC? Bentley Systems currently has a consensus target price of $53.70, suggesting a potential downside of 5.99%. Kingsoft Cloud has a consensus target price of $11.33, suggesting a potential downside of 15.80%. Given Bentley Systems' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bentley Systems 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Kingsoft Cloud 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, BSY or KC? Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BSY or KC more profitable? Bentley Systems has a net margin of 18.46% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -24.36%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 29.18% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bentley Systems18.46% 29.18% 9.02% Kingsoft Cloud -24.36%-17.59%-5.77% Does the media favor BSY or KC? In the previous week, Bentley Systems had 14 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Bentley Systems and 4 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Bentley Systems' score of 0.86 indicating that Kingsoft Cloud is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bentley Systems 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kingsoft Cloud 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BSY or KC? 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, BSY or KC? Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBentley Systems$1.35B12.32$234.70M$0.7972.30Kingsoft Cloud$1.07B3.53-$269.43M-$1.10-12.24 SummaryBentley Systems beats Kingsoft Cloud on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kingsoft Cloud News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart KC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKingsoft CloudINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.05B$19.20B$29.20B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A2.95%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio-12.2485.9248.0923.80Price / Sales3.53154.481,544.9766.58Price / Cash113.7792.4138.0757.96Price / Book4.538.087.415.55Net Income-$269.43M$341.62M$782.10M$259.03M7 Day Performance-14.81%-6.55%-3.65%-4.59%1 Month Performance13.68%0.45%-0.11%4.46%1 Year Performance449.39%56.29%52,642.35%18.03% Kingsoft Cloud Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCKingsoft Cloud1.2504 of 5 stars$13.46-7.0%$11.33-15.8%+440.6%$4.05B$1.07B-12.2412,355News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeBSYBentley Systems3.953 of 5 stars$57.90+0.2%$53.20-8.1%+20.0%$16.90B$1.35B73.295,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOKTAOkta4.6511 of 5 stars$95.86+0.5%$119.44+24.6%+4.1%$16.78B$2.61B152.165,914Trending NewsInsider TradeRBRKRubrik3.5116 of 5 stars$86.59-1.7%$100.38+15.9%+153.8%$16.75B$977.71M-30.603,200Positive NewsSNAPSnap3.6642 of 5 stars$9.85-1.6%$34.87+254.2%-29.4%$16.45B$5.36B-31.764,911Upcoming EarningsDUOLDuolingo4.0843 of 5 stars$355.85-4.0%$435.87+22.5%+106.1%$16.17B$748.02M175.30600Upcoming EarningsDOCUDocusign4.6754 of 5 stars$79.340.0%$89.77+13.1%+37.7%$16.03B$2.98B15.006,838News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeDTDynatrace4.5814 of 5 stars$52.64-1.2%$62.26+18.3%+19.0%$15.88B$1.70B32.905,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsUUnity Software1.7746 of 5 stars$35.89-2.3%$26.43-26.4%+107.3%$14.92B$1.81B-32.054,987Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownMNDYmonday.com3.9948 of 5 stars$284.15-2.6%$349.23+22.9%+15.4%$14.43B$971.99M289.952,508Positive NewsPAYCPaycom Software4.6216 of 5 stars$228.10-0.7%$226.90-0.5%+35.3%$13.20B$1.88B32.547,306News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bentley Systems Competitors Okta Competitors Rubrik Competitors Snap Competitors Duolingo Competitors Docusign Competitors Dynatrace Competitors Unity Software Competitors monday.com Competitors Paycom Software Competitors 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:KC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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