Kingsoft Cloud (KC) Competitors $11.56 +0.04 (+0.35%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.58 +0.03 (+0.22%) As of 07/11/2025 07:30 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. PAYC, YMM, SAIL, IONQ, U, DOCS, NBIS, NICE, PCOR, and PCTYShould you be buying Kingsoft Cloud stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingsoft Cloud include Paycom Software (PAYC), Full Truck Alliance (YMM), SailPoint (SAIL), IonQ (IONQ), Unity Software (U), Doximity (DOCS), Nebius Group (NBIS), Nice (NICE), Procore Technologies (PCOR), and Paylocity (PCTY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Kingsoft Cloud vs. Its Competitors Paycom Software Full Truck Alliance SailPoint IonQ Unity Software Doximity Nebius Group Nice Procore Technologies Paylocity Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) and Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PAYC or KC? Paycom Software has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paycom Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPaycom Software$1.88B6.76$502M$7.0131.41Kingsoft Cloud$1.07B3.03-$269.43M-$1.10-10.51 Is PAYC or KC more profitable? Paycom Software has a net margin of 20.60% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -24.36%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 25.53% beat Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paycom Software20.60% 25.53% 8.66% Kingsoft Cloud -24.36%-17.59%-5.77% Do analysts rate PAYC or KC? Paycom Software presently has a consensus price target of $226.90, indicating a potential upside of 3.07%. Kingsoft Cloud has a consensus price target of $11.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Paycom Software's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Paycom Software is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paycom Software 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09Kingsoft Cloud 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PAYC or KC? 87.8% of Paycom Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Paycom Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, PAYC or KC? Paycom Software has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PAYC or KC? In the previous week, Paycom Software had 3 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Paycom Software and 4 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. Paycom Software's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Kingsoft Cloud's score of 1.01 indicating that Paycom Software is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paycom Software 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kingsoft Cloud 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPaycom Software beats Kingsoft Cloud on 12 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$3.22B$18.13B$27.76B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A2.44%3.11%4.02%P/E Ratio-10.5171.7436.8320.25Price / Sales3.0370.291,883.2599.61Price / Cash90.5193.0238.1558.16Price / Book3.898.437.275.49Net Income-$269.43M$337.83M$767.31M$250.27M7 Day Performance-4.07%-1.29%-0.22%4.75%1 Month Performance-13.28%3.05%4.07%7.64%1 Year Performance315.83%48.88%52,050.70%16.34% Kingsoft Cloud Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCKingsoft Cloud0.7943 of 5 stars$11.56+0.3%$11.33-2.0%+323.4%$3.22B$1.07B-10.5112,355Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePAYCPaycom Software4.4491 of 5 stars$232.09-0.4%$226.90-2.2%+52.4%$13.43B$1.88B33.117,306Positive NewsYMMFull Truck Alliance3.8483 of 5 stars$12.34+2.2%$15.00+21.6%+51.7%$12.91B$11.67B24.687,185Positive NewsSAILSailPoint2.1515 of 5 stars$21.97-0.9%$25.47+15.9%N/A$12.23B$861.61M0.002,738Gap DownIONQIonQ1.2037 of 5 stars$45.31+2.1%$40.71-10.1%+421.1%$11.85B$43.06M-30.41100Insider TradeGap DownUUnity Software2.7192 of 5 stars$27.94+6.9%$24.80-11.2%+75.2%$11.61B$1.81B-24.954,987Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeDOCSDoximity2.3177 of 5 stars$60.84-1.4%$63.11+3.7%+122.5%$11.43B$570.40M60.84890Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeNBISNebius Group3.2169 of 5 stars$47.84-4.8%$66.50+39.0%N/A$11.28B$117.50M-83.931,371Trending NewsNICENice4.1564 of 5 stars$169.51-0.4%$209.75+23.7%-9.2%$10.72B$2.74B23.648,726Trending NewsPCORProcore Technologies2.9076 of 5 stars$71.64-2.0%$80.83+12.8%+10.3%$10.69B$1.19B-83.304,203News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradePCTYPaylocity4.937 of 5 stars$183.87-0.4%$224.75+22.2%+29.9%$10.16B$1.40B45.856,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paycom Software Competitors Full Truck Alliance Competitors SailPoint Competitors IonQ Competitors Unity Software Competitors Doximity Competitors Nebius Group Competitors Nice Competitors Procore Technologies Competitors Paylocity 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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