Skillsoft (SKIL) Competitors

Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) and Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, SKIL or MOMO?

Skillsoft has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hello Group has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SKIL or MOMO?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 4 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hello Group and 3 mentions for Skillsoft. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Skillsoft's score of -0.09 indicating that Hello Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SKIL or MOMO?

87.0% of Skillsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hello Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.5% of Skillsoft shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hello Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend SKIL or MOMO?

Hello Group has a consensus price target of $8.25, indicating a potential upside of 36.25%. Given Hello Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hello Group is more favorable than Skillsoft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skillsoft	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKIL or MOMO?

Hello Group received 518 more outperform votes than Skillsoft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Hello Group an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skillsoft	Outperform Votes 15 35.71%	Underperform Votes 27 64.29%
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 533 67.64%	Underperform Votes 255 32.36%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SKIL or MOMO?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Skillsoft. Skillsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, 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
Skillsoft	$530.99M	0.32	-$349.29M	-$14.87	-1.38
Hello Group	$10.56B	0.07	$275.72M	$0.78	7.76

Is SKIL or MOMO more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 11.98% compared to Skillsoft's net margin of -62.85%. Hello Group's return on equity of 11.41% beat Skillsoft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skillsoft	-62.85%	-53.74%	-7.53%
Hello Group	11.98%	11.41%	7.51%

Summary

Hello Group beats Skillsoft on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.