Snap (NYSE:SNAP) Vs. BIDU, TWTR, ZM, TTD, MTCH, PINS, APP, FDS, SWCH, and IAC
Should you be buying Snap stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Snap include Baidu (BIDU), Twitter (TWTR), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), Trade Desk (TTD), Match Group (MTCH), Pinterest (PINS), AppLovin (APP), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Switch (SWCH), and IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC). These companies are all part of the "computer programming, data processing, & other computer related" industry.
Snap vs.
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Baidu had 8 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Baidu and 6 mentions for Snap. Baidu's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Snap's score of -1.45 indicating that Baidu is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Baidu currently has a consensus price target of $248.39, suggesting a potential upside of 97.68%. Snap has a consensus price target of $52.13, suggesting a potential upside of 123.71%. Given Snap's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Snap is more favorable than Baidu.
71.8% of Baidu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Baidu shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Baidu received 496 more outperform votes than Snap when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.78% of users gave Baidu an outperform vote while only 65.12% of users gave Snap an outperform vote.
Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baidu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Baidu has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Baidu has a net margin of 7.90% compared to Snap's net margin of -12.71%. Baidu's return on equity of 5.54% beat Snap's return on equity.
Summary
Baidu beats Snap on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SNAP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Snap (NYSE:SNAP) vs. Its Competitors
