Skillsoft (SKIL) Competitors

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

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%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SKIL or MOMO?

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

Does the media prefer SKIL or MOMO?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 4 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hello Group and 4 mentions for Skillsoft. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Skillsoft's score of -0.03 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hello Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 better earnings and valuation, 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	-1.35
Hello Group	$10.56B	0.07	$275.72M	$0.78	7.71

Do analysts prefer SKIL or MOMO?

Hello Group has a consensus target price of $8.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.27%. 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

Summary

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