Sohu.com (SOHU) Competitors

Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) and 8X8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SOHU or EGHT?

Sohu.com received 194 more outperform votes than 8X8 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.26% of users gave 8X8 an outperform vote while only 46.67% of users gave Sohu.com an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sohu.com	Outperform Votes 210 46.67%	Underperform Votes 240 53.33%
8X8	Outperform Votes 16 59.26%	Underperform Votes 11 40.74%

Which has more risk and volatility, SOHU or EGHT?

Sohu.com has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 8X8 has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SOHU or EGHT?

Sohu.com has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 8X8. Sohu.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 8X8, 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
Sohu.com	$600.67M	0.60	-$30.38M	-$0.89	-12.19
8X8	$743.94M	0.37	-$73.14M	-$0.44	-5.09

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SOHU or EGHT?

33.0% of Sohu.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of 8X8 shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Sohu.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of 8X8 shares are held by company 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.

Does the media refer more to SOHU or EGHT?

In the previous week, 8X8 had 9 more articles in the media than Sohu.com. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for 8X8 and 5 mentions for Sohu.com. 8X8's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Sohu.com's score of 0.22 indicating that 8X8 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sohu.com	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
8X8	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SOHU or EGHT?

Sohu.com presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.65%. 8X8 has a consensus target price of $3.68, indicating a potential upside of 64.96%. Given Sohu.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sohu.com is more favorable than 8X8.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sohu.com	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
8X8	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SOHU or EGHT more profitable?

Sohu.com has a net margin of -5.06% compared to 8X8's net margin of -7.28%. Sohu.com's return on equity of -4.88% beat 8X8's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sohu.com	-5.06%	-4.88%	-2.73%
8X8	-7.28%	-5.89%	-0.75%

Summary

8X8 beats Sohu.com on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.