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KC vs. BSY, OKTA, TWLO, NBIS, DOCU, DT, YMM, DUOL, TEM, and PAYC

Should you be buying Kingsoft Cloud stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingsoft Cloud include Bentley Systems (BSY), Okta (OKTA), Twilio (TWLO), Nebius Group (NBIS), Docusign (DOCU), Dynatrace (DT), Full Truck Alliance (YMM), Duolingo (DUOL), Tempus AI (TEM), and Paycom Software (PAYC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Kingsoft Cloud vs. Its Competitors

Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) and Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

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 Ratio
Bentley Systems$1.35B11.43$234.70M$0.7967.01
Kingsoft Cloud$1.07B4.27-$269.43M-$1.14-14.28

In the previous week, Kingsoft Cloud had 5 more articles in the media than Bentley Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud and 9 mentions for Bentley Systems. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Kingsoft Cloud's score of 0.55 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bentley Systems
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Kingsoft Cloud
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Bentley Systems currently has a consensus target price of $56.60, suggesting a potential upside of 6.91%. Kingsoft Cloud has a consensus target price of $15.40, suggesting a potential downside of 5.41%. Given Bentley Systems' higher possible upside, 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Kingsoft Cloud
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 17.91% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -24.26%. Bentley Systems' return on equity of 28.41% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bentley Systems17.91% 28.41% 9.04%
Kingsoft Cloud -24.26%-18.02%-5.37%

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.18, suggesting that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bentley Systems beats Kingsoft Cloud on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KC vs. The Competition

MetricKingsoft CloudINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.69B$19.84B$31.39B$10.15B
Dividend YieldN/A3.47%3.16%4.59%
P/E Ratio-14.2877.90438.4125.93
Price / Sales4.2787.771,775.10122.58
Price / Cash131.7683.6136.9460.44
Price / Book5.488.617.246.29
Net Income-$269.43M$355.98M$808.32M$270.77M
7 Day Performance17.80%3.56%2.80%3.36%
1 Month Performance21.67%7.52%4.92%6.41%
1 Year Performance640.00%72.81%24,304.86%28.26%

Kingsoft Cloud Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KC
Kingsoft Cloud
1.2408 of 5 stars
$16.28
-2.9%
$15.40
-5.4%
+662.3%$4.69B$1.07B-14.2812,355News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
BSY
Bentley Systems
4.2653 of 5 stars
$55.65
+1.2%
$56.60
+1.7%
+9.3%$16.25B$1.42B70.445,500Positive News
OKTA
Okta
4.9234 of 5 stars
$92.77
+0.2%
$118.25
+27.5%
+25.4%$16.24B$2.61B109.145,914
TWLO
Twilio
4.524 of 5 stars
$105.73
-0.6%
$129.32
+22.3%
+74.2%$16.22B$4.46B881.165,535Positive News
Short Interest ↑
NBIS
Nebius Group
0.8858 of 5 stars
$68.32
-5.2%
$70.80
+3.6%
N/A$16.11B$117.50M-119.861,371Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
DOCU
Docusign
4.6352 of 5 stars
$76.66
+1.5%
$89.77
+17.1%
+45.1%$15.49B$3.03B14.496,838Analyst Upgrade
DT
Dynatrace
4.924 of 5 stars
$50.59
-0.6%
$62.72
+24.0%
-3.2%$15.25B$1.78B31.045,200Positive News
YMM
Full Truck Alliance
3.2793 of 5 stars
$13.05
+2.4%
$15.00
+14.9%
+89.0%$13.65B$12.14B23.317,185Positive News
DUOL
Duolingo
4.143 of 5 stars
$297.86
-7.7%
$451.35
+51.5%
+38.6%$13.65B$748.02M122.58600Insider Trade
TEM
Tempus AI
2.1882 of 5 stars
$75.86
+3.0%
$67.64
-10.8%
+91.0%$13.18B$693.40M-63.752,400Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
PAYC
Paycom Software
4.7117 of 5 stars
$227.04
+0.6%
$234.36
+3.2%
+34.5%$13.14B$1.88B30.727,306Positive News
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