Sabre (SABR) Competitors

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

Is SABR or WB a better dividend stock?

Sabre pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.4%. Weibo pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Sabre pays out -61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weibo pays out 55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sabre is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, SABR or WB?

Sabre has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weibo has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SABR or WB?

89.4% of Sabre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Weibo shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Sabre shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Weibo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SABR or WB more profitable?

Weibo has a net margin of 21.10% compared to Sabre's net margin of -12.18%. Weibo's return on equity of 12.65% beat Sabre's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabre	-12.18%	N/A	-2.26%
Weibo	21.10%	12.65%	6.87%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SABR or WB?

Weibo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sabre. Sabre is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weibo, 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
Sabre	$3.01B	0.23	-$278.76M	-$0.91	-1.90
Weibo	$1.76B	1.63	$300.80M	$1.43	8.26

Do analysts rate SABR or WB?

Sabre currently has a consensus target price of $3.80, suggesting a potential upside of 119.65%. Weibo has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.54%. Given Sabre's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sabre is more favorable than Weibo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabre	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Weibo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer SABR or WB?

In the previous week, Sabre had 2 more articles in the media than Weibo. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sabre and 3 mentions for Weibo. Weibo's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Sabre's score of 0.59 indicating that Weibo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sabre	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weibo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Weibo beats Sabre on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.