Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) and Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer DOCN or MOMO?

DigitalOcean currently has a consensus price target of $42.73, suggesting a potential upside of 8.01%. Hello Group has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.25%. Given Hello Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hello Group is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalOcean	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer DOCN or MOMO?

In the previous week, DigitalOcean had 11 more articles in the media than Hello Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for DigitalOcean and 4 mentions for Hello Group. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat DigitalOcean's score of 0.31 indicating that Hello Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalOcean	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hello Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, DOCN or MOMO?

DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hello Group has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DOCN or MOMO?

49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DOCN or MOMO?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalOcean. Hello Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, 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
DigitalOcean	$780.61M	4.61	$84.49M	$1.30	30.43
Hello Group	$10.45B	0.08	$142.42M	$0.89	8.01

Is DOCN or MOMO more profitable?

DigitalOcean has a net margin of 15.18% compared to Hello Group's net margin of 6.52%. Hello Group's return on equity of 10.89% beat DigitalOcean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalOcean	15.18%	-73.19%	8.98%
Hello Group	6.52%	10.89%	7.02%

Summary

DigitalOcean beats Hello Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.