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$77.28 +0.10 (+0.13%)
As of 09/15/2026

YY vs. PINS, MTCH, SNAP, ZG, and Z

Should you buy JOYY stock or one of its competitors? JOYY's main competitors and comparable companies include Pinterest (PINS), Match Group (MTCH), Snap (SNAP), Zillow Group (ZG), and Zillow Group (Z). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "interactive media & services" industry.

How does JOYY compare to Pinterest?

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Pinterest had 15 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Pinterest and 0 mentions for JOYY. JOYY's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Pinterest's score of 0.35 indicating that JOYY is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pinterest Neutral
JOYY Very Positive

Pinterest currently has a consensus price target of $27.90, indicating a potential upside of 49.15%. JOYY has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.60%. Given Pinterest's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pinterest is more favorable than JOYY.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pinterest
0 Sell rating(s)
19 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.49
JOYY
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than JOYY. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pinterest$4.22B2.48$416.86M$0.3455.02
JOYY$2.24B1.86$301.82M-$3.10N/A

Pinterest has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

JOYY has a net margin of 9.02% compared to Pinterest's net margin of 5.46%. Pinterest's return on equity of 7.49% beat JOYY's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pinterest5.46% 7.49% 5.62%
JOYY 9.02%4.64%2.96%

Summary

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

How does JOYY compare to Match Group?

Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Match Group presently has a consensus price target of $42.46, suggesting a potential downside of 2.57%. JOYY has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.60%. Given Match Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Match Group is more favorable than JOYY.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Match Group
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
JOYY
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Match Group has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

Match Group has a net margin of 20.17% compared to JOYY's net margin of 9.02%. JOYY's return on equity of 4.64% beat Match Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Match Group20.17% -324.82% 17.36%
JOYY 9.02%4.64%2.96%

Match Group has higher revenue and earnings than JOYY. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Match Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Match Group$3.49B2.87$613.45M$2.8315.40
JOYY$2.24B1.86$301.82M-$3.10N/A

In the previous week, Match Group had 25 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Match Group and 0 mentions for JOYY. JOYY's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Match Group's score of 0.56 indicating that JOYY is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Match Group Positive
JOYY Very Positive

94.1% of Match Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Match Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Match Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. JOYY pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Match Group pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JOYY pays out -120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. JOYY is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Match Group beats JOYY on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does JOYY compare to Snap?

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

JOYY has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

JOYY has a net margin of 9.02% compared to Snap's net margin of -4.90%. JOYY's return on equity of 4.64% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JOYY9.02% 4.64% 2.96%
Snap -4.90%-14.61%-4.12%

36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, Snap had 9 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Snap and 0 mentions for JOYY. JOYY's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Snap's score of 0.37 indicating that JOYY is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
JOYY Very Positive
Snap Neutral

JOYY presently has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.60%. Snap has a consensus target price of $7.65, suggesting a potential upside of 33.83%. Given Snap's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Snap is more favorable than JOYY.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
JOYY
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Snap
2 Sell rating(s)
24 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.28

JOYY has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JOYY, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
JOYY$2.24B1.86$301.82M-$3.10N/A
Snap$5.93B1.63-$460.49M-$0.18N/A

Summary

JOYY beats Snap on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does JOYY compare to Zillow Group?

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

JOYY has a net margin of 9.02% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of 1.96%. JOYY's return on equity of 4.64% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Zillow Group1.96% 2.32% 1.97%
JOYY 9.02%4.64%2.96%

Zillow Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.14, indicating a potential upside of 66.05%. JOYY has a consensus target price of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.60%. Given Zillow Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than JOYY.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Zillow Group
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
JOYY
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Zillow Group had 11 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Zillow Group and 0 mentions for JOYY. JOYY's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Zillow Group's score of 0.41 indicating that JOYY is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Zillow Group Neutral
JOYY Very Positive

JOYY has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zillow Group. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zillow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Zillow Group$2.58B2.79$23M$0.22145.45
JOYY$2.24B1.86$301.82M-$3.10N/A

Zillow Group has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the broader market.

20.3% of Zillow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.9% of Zillow Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Zillow Group and JOYY tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does JOYY compare to Zillow Group?

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

JOYY has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zillow Group. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zillow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
JOYY$2.24B1.86$301.82M-$3.10N/A
Zillow Group$2.58B2.73$23M$0.22142.32

JOYY has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zillow Group has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the broader market.

36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Zillow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Zillow Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

JOYY has a net margin of 9.02% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of 1.96%. JOYY's return on equity of 4.64% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JOYY9.02% 4.64% 2.96%
Zillow Group 1.96%2.32%1.97%

JOYY currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.60%. Zillow Group has a consensus price target of $66.75, suggesting a potential upside of 113.19%. Given Zillow Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than JOYY.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
JOYY
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Zillow Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Zillow Group had 5 more articles in the media than JOYY. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Zillow Group and 0 mentions for JOYY. JOYY's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Zillow Group's score of 0.78 indicating that JOYY is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
JOYY Very Positive
Zillow Group Positive

Summary

Zillow Group beats JOYY on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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YY vs. The Competition

MetricJOYYInteractive Media & Services IndustryCommunication Services SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.16B$97.25B$33.70B$14.92B
Dividend YieldN/A3.75%5.32%11.71%
P/E Ratio23.3528.2023.1625.35
Price / Sales1.86106.9361.97112.38
Price / Cash7.8917.8320.9851.48
Price / Book0.8927.2711.756.25
Net Income$301.82M$3.59B$1.10B$358.55M
7 Day Performance3.93%-0.94%-0.69%-2.06%
1 Month Performance5.83%-4.19%-2.68%-4.80%
1 Year Performance23.55%-20.44%-8.93%5.47%

JOYY Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
YY
JOYY
1.594 of 5 stars
$77.28
+0.1%
$66.00
-14.6%
+23.4%$4.16B$2.24B23.357,450
PINS
Pinterest
3.6927 of 5 stars
$18.77
0.0%
$27.90
+48.6%
-48.2%$10.53B$4.22B55.285,265
MTCH
Match Group
4.8134 of 5 stars
$42.38
+1.3%
$42.46
+0.2%
+18.5%$9.73B$3.51B14.972,209
SNAP
Snap
2.6675 of 5 stars
$5.66
+2.4%
$7.65
+35.2%
-21.6%$9.55B$5.93BN/A5,261
ZG
Zillow Group
3.7602 of 5 stars
$33.25
+4.3%
$53.14
+59.8%
-60.4%$7.47B$2.58B151.027,232

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This page (NASDAQ:YY) was last updated on 9/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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