ON24 (ONTF) Competitors

ON24 (NYSE:ONTF) and Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, ONTF or MOMO?

ON24 has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hello Group has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ONTF or MOMO more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 6.52% compared to ON24's net margin of -25.34%. Hello Group's return on equity of 10.89% beat ON24's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ON24	-25.34%	-21.03%	-13.44%
Hello Group	6.52%	10.89%	7.02%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ONTF or MOMO?

83.9% of ON24 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of ON24 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ONTF or MOMO?

ON24 presently has a consensus target price of $5.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.47%. Hello Group has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.14%. Given Hello Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hello Group is more favorable than ON24.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ON24	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Hello Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ONTF or MOMO?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than ON24. ON24 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, 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
ON24	$148.08M	1.58	-$42.16M	-$0.86	-6.42
Hello Group	$1.45B	0.57	$142.42M	$0.89	7.74

Does the media favor ONTF or MOMO?

In the previous week, ON24 had 1 more articles in the media than Hello Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ON24 and 4 mentions for Hello Group. ON24's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Hello Group's score of 0.31 indicating that ON24 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ON24	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hello Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hello Group beats ON24 on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.