Autohome (ATHM) Competitors

Stantec (NYSE:STN) and Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor STN or ATHM?

In the previous week, Autohome had 6 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Autohome and 4 mentions for Stantec. Autohome's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Stantec's score of 0.31 indicating that Autohome is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stantec	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Autohome	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STN or ATHM a better dividend stock?

Stantec pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Autohome pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Stantec pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autohome pays out 92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stantec has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, STN or ATHM?

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Autohome. Autohome is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, 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
Stantec	$5.47B	2.29	$263.82M	$2.42	45.48
Autohome	$964.42M	3.27	$245.52M	$1.81	14.52

Is STN or ATHM more profitable?

Autohome has a net margin of 22.97% compared to Stantec's net margin of 5.01%. Stantec's return on equity of 18.22% beat Autohome's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stantec	5.01%	18.22%	7.61%
Autohome	22.97%	7.52%	5.94%

Which has more risk and volatility, STN or ATHM?

Stantec has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autohome has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STN or ATHM?

63.9% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Autohome shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Stantec shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Autohome shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate STN or ATHM?

Autohome has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.77%. Given Autohome's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Autohome is more favorable than Stantec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Autohome	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Stantec beats Autohome on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.