JOYY (YY) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEDP or YY?

JOYY received 200 more outperform votes than Medpace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.55% of users gave JOYY an outperform vote while only 62.81% of users gave Medpace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Medpace	Outperform Votes 353 62.81%	Underperform Votes 209 37.19%
JOYY	Outperform Votes 553 66.55%	Underperform Votes 278 33.45%

Does the media favor MEDP or YY?

In the previous week, Medpace had 7 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Medpace and 7 mentions for JOYY. Medpace's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat JOYY's score of 1.42 indicating that Medpace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Medpace	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
JOYY	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger 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	$2.16B	4.09	$404.39M	$13.10	23.41
JOYY	$2.24B	1.02	$301.82M	-$3.10	-13.72

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MEDP or YY?

78.0% of Medpace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Medpace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MEDP or YY?

Medpace currently has a consensus price target of $349.30, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. JOYY has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.71%. Given Medpace's higher possible 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
JOYY	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is MEDP or YY more profitable?

Medpace has a net margin of 19.17% compared to JOYY's net margin of 9.02%. Medpace's return on equity of 51.48% beat JOYY's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medpace	19.17%	51.48%	20.47%
JOYY	9.02%	4.64%	2.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, MEDP or YY?

Medpace has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Medpace beats JOYY on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.