Sabre (SABR) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts rate SABR or WB?

Sabre currently has a consensus target price of $3.80, suggesting a potential upside of 113.48%. Weibo has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.22%. Given Sabre's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sabre is more favorable than Weibo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabre	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Weibo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer SABR or WB?

In the previous week, Sabre had 24 more articles in the media than Weibo. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Sabre and 0 mentions for Weibo. Sabre's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Weibo's score of 0.00 indicating that Sabre is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sabre	Neutral
Weibo	Neutral

Is SABR or WB a better dividend stock?

Sabre pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 31.5%. Weibo pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Weibo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and 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	-1.96
Weibo	$1.76B	1.55	$300.80M	$1.43	7.82

Which has more volatility and risk, SABR or WB?

Sabre has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weibo has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sabre and Weibo tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.