Zhihu (ZH) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OLO or ZH?

OLO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zhihu. Zhihu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OLO, 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
OLO	$284.94M	6.10	-$900K	$0.36	28.51
Zhihu	$493.05M	0.94	-$23.54M	$0.22	24.05

Is OLO or ZH more profitable?

Zhihu has a net margin of 4.34% compared to OLO's net margin of -0.28%. Zhihu's return on equity of 3.24% beat OLO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OLO	-0.28%	2.13%	1.93%
Zhihu	4.34%	3.24%	2.36%

Does the media prefer OLO or ZH?

In the previous week, OLO had 16 more articles in the media than Zhihu. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for OLO and 2 mentions for Zhihu. Zhihu's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat OLO's score of 0.62 indicating that Zhihu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OLO	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zhihu	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, OLO or ZH?

OLO has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zhihu has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer OLO or ZH?

OLO presently has a consensus price target of $10.17, indicating a potential downside of 0.96%. Zhihu has a consensus price target of $4.70, indicating a potential downside of 11.15%. Given OLO's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe OLO is more favorable than Zhihu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OLO	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Zhihu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OLO or ZH?

93.4% of OLO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Zhihu shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of OLO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Zhihu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

OLO beats Zhihu on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.