Wilhelmina International (WHLM) Competitors

So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) and Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SY or WHLM?

So-Young International has higher revenue and earnings than Wilhelmina International. So-Young International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wilhelmina 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
So-Young International	$210.99M	0.41	$3M	$0.02	42.02
Wilhelmina International	$17.00M	1.46	$430K	$0.08	60.25

Does the media refer more to SY or WHLM?

In the previous week, So-Young International had 1 more articles in the media than Wilhelmina International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for So-Young International and 3 mentions for Wilhelmina International. Wilhelmina International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat So-Young International's score of 0.94 indicating that Wilhelmina International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
So-Young International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wilhelmina International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SY or WHLM?

Wilhelmina International received 146 more outperform votes than So-Young International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.72% of users gave Wilhelmina International an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave So-Young International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
So-Young International	Outperform Votes 55 64.71%	Underperform Votes 30 35.29%
Wilhelmina International	Outperform Votes 201 80.72%	Underperform Votes 48 19.28%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SY or WHLM?

35.3% of So-Young International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Wilhelmina International shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of So-Young International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Wilhelmina International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SY or WHLM more profitable?

Wilhelmina International has a net margin of 3.68% compared to So-Young International's net margin of 2.23%. Wilhelmina International's return on equity of 2.51% beat So-Young International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
So-Young International	2.23%	1.32%	1.05%
Wilhelmina International	3.68%	2.51%	1.52%

Do analysts rate SY or WHLM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
So-Young International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Wilhelmina International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, SY or WHLM?

So-Young International has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wilhelmina International has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wilhelmina International beats So-Young International on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.