WeRide (WRD) Competitors $8.02 +0.38 (+4.97%) As of 07/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock WRD vs. APPF, CFLT, DBX, LNW, MTCH, OTEX, PSN, GTLB, WAY, and BZShould you be buying WeRide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WeRide include AppFolio (APPF), Confluent (CFLT), Dropbox (DBX), Light & Wonder (LNW), Match Group (MTCH), Open Text (OTEX), Parsons (PSN), GitLab (GTLB), Waystar (WAY), and KANZHUN (BZ). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. WeRide vs. Its Competitors AppFolio Confluent Dropbox Light & Wonder Match Group Open Text Parsons GitLab Waystar KANZHUN WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Do analysts recommend WRD or APPF? AppFolio has a consensus target price of $274.43, suggesting a potential upside of 17.96%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than WeRide.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WeRide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00AppFolio 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has better earnings and valuation, WRD or APPF? AppFolio has higher revenue and earnings than WeRide. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWeRide$49.47M43.17-$350.09MN/AN/AAppFolio$794.20M10.55$204.07M$5.3643.40 Does the media prefer WRD or APPF? In the previous week, AppFolio had 2 more articles in the media than WeRide. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AppFolio and 5 mentions for WeRide. AppFolio's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat WeRide's score of 1.24 indicating that AppFolio is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WeRide 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AppFolio 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WRD or APPF? 85.2% of AppFolio shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of WeRide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of AppFolio shares are owned by company 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. Is WRD or APPF more profitable? AppFolio has a net margin of 23.87% compared to WeRide's net margin of 0.00%. AppFolio's return on equity of 25.83% beat WeRide's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WeRideN/A N/A N/A AppFolio 23.87%25.83%20.78% SummaryAppFolio beats WeRide on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WeRide News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WRD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WRD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WRD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWeRideAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.03B$5.86B$16.65B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.55%2.96%4.10%P/E RatioN/A46.5823.7419.90Price / Sales43.1714.1435.01113.66Price / CashN/A25.9017.0556.90Price / Book2.092.762.525.38Net Income-$350.09M$173.36M$764.20M$248.50M7 Day Performance-2.79%3.67%2.16%2.06%1 Month Performance-16.55%11.42%4.38%4.86%1 Year PerformanceN/A28.91%4.20%20.24% WeRide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRDWeRideN/A$8.02+5.0%N/AN/A$2.03B$49.47M0.003,093News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAPPFAppFolio2.8134 of 5 stars$230.63-0.8%$274.43+19.0%-5.9%$8.30B$794.20M43.001,634Positive NewsCFLTConfluent2.8818 of 5 stars$24.12+0.5%$30.11+24.8%-12.0%$8.21B$1.02B-24.623,060DBXDropbox4.1538 of 5 stars$28.72-0.4%$31.00+8.0%+21.9%$8.09B$2.55B18.772,204Insider TradeLNWLight & Wonder2.8344 of 5 stars$93.52+9.0%$107.00+14.4%-3.7%$7.88B$3.21B24.916,800Positive NewsMTCHMatch Group4.9868 of 5 stars$30.95-2.0%$35.91+16.0%+10.2%$7.77B$3.48B15.362,510OTEXOpen Text4.6491 of 5 stars$28.72+0.2%$32.30+12.5%-2.7%$7.36B$5.22B11.7222,900PSNParsons2.8174 of 5 stars$68.72+0.8%$85.30+24.1%-7.6%$7.34B$6.75B28.9919,600Analyst ForecastGTLBGitLab3.5984 of 5 stars$42.28-1.3%$63.59+50.4%-12.8%$6.97B$804.57M421.922,375Insider TradeWAYWaystar3.604 of 5 stars$39.29+1.5%$40.85+4.0%+79.8%$6.79B$943.55M436.271,500Analyst ForecastBZKANZHUN2.1015 of 5 stars$17.42-3.7%$18.50+6.2%-3.4%$6.77B$7.58B29.995,688News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APPF Alternatives CFLT Alternatives DBX Alternatives LNW Alternatives MTCH Alternatives OTEX Alternatives PSN Alternatives GTLB Alternatives WAY Alternatives BZ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WRD) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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