So-Young International (SY) Competitors

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) and So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRVG or SY?

trivago received 266 more outperform votes than So-Young International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.95% of users gave So-Young International an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave trivago an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
trivago	Outperform Votes 321 59.44%	Underperform Votes 219 40.56%
So-Young International	Outperform Votes 55 63.95%	Underperform Votes 31 36.05%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TRVG or SY?

So-Young International has higher revenue and earnings than trivago. trivago is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than So-Young International, 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
trivago	$483.53M	0.62	-$25.64M	-$0.01	-430.00
So-Young International	$1.47B	0.06	$3M	-$0.80	-1.07

Is TRVG or SY more profitable?

So-Young International has a net margin of 2.41% compared to trivago's net margin of -5.20%. So-Young International's return on equity of 1.41% beat trivago's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
trivago	-5.20%	0.09%	0.06%
So-Young International	2.41%	1.41%	1.11%

Does the media refer more to TRVG or SY?

In the previous week, So-Young International had 4 more articles in the media than trivago. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for So-Young International and 2 mentions for trivago. So-Young International's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat trivago's score of 0.00 indicating that So-Young International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
trivago	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
So-Young International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TRVG or SY?

trivago currently has a consensus price target of $4.73, indicating a potential upside of 9.88%. So-Young International has a consensus price target of $0.80, indicating a potential downside of 6.76%. Given trivago's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe trivago is more favorable than So-Young International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
trivago	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
So-Young International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, TRVG or SY?

trivago has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, So-Young International has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TRVG or SY?

4.5% of trivago shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of So-Young International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of trivago shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of So-Young International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

So-Young International beats trivago on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.