Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) and Alarm.com (NASDAQ:ALRM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate MOMO or ALRM?

Hello Group presently has a consensus target price of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.69%. Alarm.com has a consensus target price of $64.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.19%. Given Hello Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hello Group is more favorable than Alarm.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Alarm.com	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer MOMO or ALRM?

In the previous week, Alarm.com had 10 more articles in the media than Hello Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alarm.com and 4 mentions for Hello Group. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Alarm.com's score of 0.32 indicating that Hello Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hello Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alarm.com	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MOMO or ALRM?

51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Alarm.com shares are held by institutional investors. 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Alarm.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MOMO or ALRM?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alarm.com. Hello Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alarm.com, 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
Hello Group	$10.56B	0.07	$275.72M	$0.78	7.85
Alarm.com	$955.37M	2.96	$124.12M	$2.37	23.98

Which has more volatility and risk, MOMO or ALRM?

Hello Group has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alarm.com has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MOMO or ALRM?

Hello Group received 108 more outperform votes than Alarm.com when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Hello Group an outperform vote while only 66.51% of users gave Alarm.com an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 533 67.64%	Underperform Votes 255 32.36%
Alarm.com	Outperform Votes 425 66.51%	Underperform Votes 214 33.49%

Is MOMO or ALRM more profitable?

Alarm.com has a net margin of 13.21% compared to Hello Group's net margin of 11.98%. Alarm.com's return on equity of 13.55% beat Hello Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hello Group	11.98%	11.41%	7.51%
Alarm.com	13.21%	13.55%	5.14%

Summary

Alarm.com beats Hello Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.