Weibo (WB) Competitors

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) and Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend DBX or WB?

Dropbox currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.38%. Weibo has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Weibo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Weibo is more favorable than Dropbox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dropbox	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Weibo	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor DBX or WB?

In the previous week, Dropbox had 2 more articles in the media than Weibo. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Dropbox and 12 mentions for Weibo. Weibo's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Dropbox's score of 0.82 indicating that Weibo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dropbox	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weibo	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DBX or WB?

Dropbox has higher revenue and earnings than Weibo. Weibo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dropbox, 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
Dropbox	$2.54B	3.17	$453.60M	$1.53	18.69
Weibo	$1.75B	1.21	$342.60M	$1.16	7.56

Is DBX or WB more profitable?

Weibo has a net margin of 21.30% compared to Dropbox's net margin of 17.75%. Weibo's return on equity of 11.03% beat Dropbox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dropbox	17.75%	-132.63%	19.58%
Weibo	21.30%	11.03%	5.35%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DBX or WB?

94.8% of Dropbox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Weibo shares are held by institutional investors. 30.0% of Dropbox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Weibo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, DBX or WB?

Dropbox has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weibo has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DBX or WB?

Weibo received 264 more outperform votes than Dropbox when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.81% of users gave Weibo an outperform vote while only 67.04% of users gave Dropbox an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dropbox	Outperform Votes 356 67.04%	Underperform Votes 175 32.96%
Weibo	Outperform Votes 620 68.81%	Underperform Votes 281 31.19%

Summary

Dropbox beats Weibo on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.