So-Young International (SY) Competitors

So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) and Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Does the media favor SY or FLYW?

In the previous week, Flywire had 38 more articles in the media than So-Young International. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Flywire and 4 mentions for So-Young International. So-Young International's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Flywire's score of 0.28 indicating that So-Young International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
So-Young International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flywire	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	30 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SY or FLYW?

So-Young International currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.31%. Flywire has a consensus target price of $13.71, suggesting a potential upside of 7.05%. Given So-Young International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe So-Young International is more favorable than Flywire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
So-Young International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flywire	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Which has more volatility & risk, SY or FLYW?

So-Young International has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flywire has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SY or FLYW?

35.3% of So-Young International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Flywire shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of So-Young International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Flywire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SY or FLYW?

Flywire has lower revenue, but higher earnings than So-Young International. So-Young International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flywire, 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
So-Young International	$1.42B	0.29	-$80.76M	-$0.87	-4.64
Flywire	$492.14M	3.18	$2.90M	$0.05	256.10

Is SY or FLYW more profitable?

Flywire has a net margin of 1.27% compared to So-Young International's net margin of -45.56%. Flywire's return on equity of 1.94% beat So-Young International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
So-Young International	-45.56%	-4.96%	-3.62%
Flywire	1.27%	1.94%	1.38%

Summary

Flywire beats So-Young International on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.