Zhihu (ZH) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate NXTT or ZH?

Zhihu has a consensus target price of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Given Zhihu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zhihu is more favorable than Next Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Next Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zhihu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to NXTT or ZH?

In the previous week, Next Technology had 2 more articles in the media than Zhihu. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Next Technology and 0 mentions for Zhihu. Next Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Zhihu's score of 0.00 indicating that Next Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Next Technology	Positive
Zhihu	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NXTT or ZH?

Next Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zhihu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Next Technology	$1.80M	498.07	-$9.92M	N/A	N/A
Zhihu	$3.60B	0.10	-$118.82M	-$0.24	-16.42

Is NXTT or ZH more profitable?

Next Technology has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Zhihu's net margin of -9.28%. Next Technology's return on equity of 54.87% beat Zhihu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Next Technology	N/A	54.87%	50.18%
Zhihu	-9.28%	-8.01%	-5.65%

Which has more risk and volatility, NXTT or ZH?

Next Technology has a beta of 3.31, indicating that its share price is 231% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zhihu has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NXTT or ZH?

2.7% of Next Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Zhihu shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of Next Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Zhihu shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXTT or ZH?

Zhihu received 13 more outperform votes than Next Technology when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Next Technology	N/A	N/A
Zhihu	Outperform Votes 13 50.00%	Underperform Votes 13 50.00%

Summary

Next Technology beats Zhihu on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.