Skillz (SKLZ) Competitors

Zhihu (NYSE:ZH) and Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ZH or SKLZ?

Skillz has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zhihu. Zhihu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillz, 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
Zhihu	$3.60B	0.10	-$118.82M	-$0.24	-17.13
Skillz	$95.47M	0.94	-$101.36M	-$2.71	-1.91

Do analysts rate ZH or SKLZ?

Zhihu presently has a consensus price target of $4.70, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Skillz has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 107.93%. Given Skillz's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Skillz is more favorable than Zhihu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zhihu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Skillz	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ZH or SKLZ more profitable?

Zhihu has a net margin of -9.28% compared to Skillz's net margin of -40.87%. Zhihu's return on equity of -8.01% beat Skillz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zhihu	-9.28%	-8.01%	-5.65%
Skillz	-40.87%	-38.95%	-20.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZH or SKLZ?

Skillz received 25 more outperform votes than Zhihu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.88% of users gave Skillz an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Zhihu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zhihu	Outperform Votes 13 50.00%	Underperform Votes 13 50.00%
Skillz	Outperform Votes 38 55.88%	Underperform Votes 30 44.12%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ZH or SKLZ?

28.9% of Zhihu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Skillz shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Zhihu shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.4% of Skillz shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ZH or SKLZ?

In the previous week, Skillz had 2 more articles in the media than Zhihu. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Skillz and 0 mentions for Zhihu. Skillz's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Zhihu's score of 0.00 indicating that Skillz is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zhihu	Neutral
Skillz	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, ZH or SKLZ?

Zhihu has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillz has a beta of 2.75, suggesting that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Skillz beats Zhihu on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.