JOYY (YY) Competitors

Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to MEDP or YY?

In the previous week, Medpace had 4 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Medpace and 2 mentions for JOYY. JOYY's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Medpace's score of 0.82 indicating that JOYY is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Medpace	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JOYY	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MEDP or YY?

78.0% of Medpace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Medpace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, MEDP or YY?

Medpace has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MEDP or YY more profitable?

Medpace has a net margin of 19.31% compared to JOYY's net margin of 9.02%. Medpace's return on equity of 54.36% beat JOYY's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medpace	19.31%	54.36%	20.81%
JOYY	9.02%	4.64%	2.96%

Do analysts prefer MEDP or YY?

Medpace presently has a consensus price target of $344.82, suggesting a potential upside of 5.76%. JOYY has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 31.41%. Given Medpace's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Medpace is more favorable than JOYY.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medpace	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
JOYY	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings and valuation, MEDP or YY?

Medpace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JOYY. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medpace, 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
Medpace	$2.11B	4.44	$404.39M	$13.10	24.89
JOYY	$2.24B	1.23	$301.82M	-$3.10	-16.46

Summary

Medpace beats JOYY on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.