Kingsoft Cloud (KC) Competitors $13.51 -0.45 (-3.22%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.56 +0.04 (+0.33%) As of 07:26 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. SNAP, MDB, DT, PAYC, RBRK, BSY, MNDY, AUR, MBLY, and YMMShould you be buying Kingsoft Cloud stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingsoft Cloud include Snap (SNAP), MongoDB (MDB), Dynatrace (DT), Paycom Software (PAYC), Rubrik (RBRK), Bentley Systems (BSY), monday.com (MNDY), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Mobileye Global (MBLY), and Full Truck Alliance (YMM). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Kingsoft Cloud vs. Snap MongoDB Dynatrace Paycom Software Rubrik Bentley Systems monday.com Aurora Innovation Mobileye Global Full Truck Alliance Snap (NYSE:SNAP) and Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNAP or KC? Snap received 1073 more outperform votes than Kingsoft Cloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.68% of users gave Snap an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Kingsoft Cloud an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSnapOutperform Votes109357.68% Underperform Votes80242.32% Kingsoft CloudOutperform Votes2044.44% Underperform Votes2555.56% Does the media refer more to SNAP or KC? In the previous week, Snap had 18 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Snap and 3 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Snap's score of 0.64 indicating that Kingsoft Cloud is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Snap 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kingsoft Cloud 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SNAP or KC? Snap currently has a consensus target price of $35.62, indicating a potential upside of 329.99%. Kingsoft Cloud has a consensus target price of $11.33, indicating a potential downside of 16.11%. Given Snap's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Snap is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Snap 1 Sell rating(s) 23 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Kingsoft 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, SNAP or KC? Snap has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SNAP or KC? 47.5% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Snap 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SNAP or KC more profitable? Snap has a net margin of -13.02% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -28.41%. Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity of -19.13% beat Snap's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Snap-13.02% -25.67% -7.55% Kingsoft Cloud -28.41%-19.13%-7.90% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SNAP or KC? Kingsoft Cloud has higher revenue and earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingsoft Cloud, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSnap$5.53B2.50-$697.86M-$0.31-26.73Kingsoft Cloud$7.79B0.48-$306.53M-$1.14-11.85 SummarySnap beats Kingsoft Cloud on 11 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CloudPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.71B$26.14B$25.11B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A1.74%2.90%4.10%P/E Ratio-11.26119.0344.6119.71Price / Sales0.4821.692,089.91116.98Price / CashN/A86.0634.7934.62Price / Book3.369.186.644.50Net Income-$306.53M$436.62M$740.65M$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.89%-1.03%-0.95%1.14%1 Month Performance22.82%21.56%14.44%15.19%1 Year Performance323.51%17.77%52,510.50%6.55% Kingsoft Cloud Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCKingsoft Cloud1.2415 of 5 stars$13.51-3.2%$11.33-16.1%+318.0%$3.71B$7.79B-11.2610,200News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpSNAPSnap3.1945 of 5 stars$9.19+11.4%$35.50+286.3%-48.0%$15.59B$5.53B-21.885,290Insider TradeGap UpMDBMongoDB4.5489 of 5 stars$191.61+7.3%$294.78+53.8%-48.7%$15.56B$2.01B-69.933,540Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeDTDynatrace4.6175 of 5 stars$50.43+3.6%$60.41+19.8%+10.1%$15.10B$1.63B31.523,600Earnings ReportPAYCPaycom Software4.3446 of 5 stars$258.28+2.2%$226.90-12.2%+44.3%$14.94B$1.91B29.027,306News CoveragePositive NewsRBRKRubrik1.9668 of 5 stars$78.62+2.3%$68.83-12.5%+147.2%$14.92B$886.54M-5.713,100News CoverageBSYBentley Systems3.9705 of 5 stars$47.73+2.4%$52.00+8.9%-15.8%$14.47B$1.39B43.005,000Positive NewsMNDYmonday.com3.7456 of 5 stars$279.17+0.3%$342.86+22.8%+31.7%$14.17B$972.00M465.281,060Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAURAurora Innovation2.9379 of 5 stars$7.93+8.9%$10.75+35.6%+133.2%$13.80B$68M-16.871,700Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMBLYMobileye Global2.1527 of 5 stars$16.61+1.9%$18.63+12.2%-42.1%$13.49B$1.85B-4.353,700Positive NewsInsider TradeGap DownYMMFull Truck Alliance3.8942 of 5 stars$12.60+9.5%$14.80+17.5%+28.3%$13.17B$11.24B29.997,100News CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Snap Competitors MongoDB Competitors Dynatrace Competitors Paycom Software Competitors Rubrik Competitors Bentley Systems Competitors monday.com Competitors Aurora Innovation Competitors Mobileye Global Competitors Full Truck Alliance 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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