SOHU vs. UPWK, RAMP, OLO, PHR, WLDN, ASTH, TASK, FLYW, NVEE, and GB
Should you be buying Sohu.com stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sohu.com include Upwork (UPWK), LiveRamp (RAMP), OLO (OLO), Phreesia (PHR), Willdan Group (WLDN), Astrana Health (ASTH), TaskUs (TASK), Flywire (FLYW), NV5 Global (NVEE), and Global Blue Group (GB). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Sohu.com vs. Its Competitors
Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than Sohu.com. Sohu.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upwork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
33.0% of Sohu.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.1% of Sohu.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Upwork had 11 more articles in the media than Sohu.com. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Upwork and 2 mentions for Sohu.com. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Sohu.com's score of 0.28 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sohu.com currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.18%. Upwork has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.33%. Given Sohu.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sohu.com is more favorable than Upwork.
Sohu.com has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Upwork has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Sohu.com's net margin of 22.70%. Upwork's return on equity of 44.83% beat Sohu.com's return on equity.
Summary
Upwork beats Sohu.com on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SOHU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:SOHU) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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