Zhihu (ZH) Competitors $4.34 +0.04 (+0.81%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.37 +0.03 (+0.78%) As of 10/24/2025 07:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ZH vs. ACVA, CTOS, DFIN, WLDN, PHR, GDRX, STGW, PLTK, NEO, and UPBDShould you be buying Zhihu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zhihu include ACV Auctions (ACVA), Custom Truck One Source (CTOS), Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), Willdan Group (WLDN), Phreesia (PHR), GoodRx (GDRX), Stagwell (STGW), Playtika (PLTK), NeoGenomics (NEO), and Upbound Group (UPBD). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Zhihu vs. Its Competitors ACV Auctions Custom Truck One Source Donnelley Financial Solutions Willdan Group Phreesia GoodRx Stagwell Playtika NeoGenomics Upbound Group ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) and Zhihu (NYSE:ZH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Is ACVA or ZH more profitable? Zhihu has a net margin of 4.34% compared to ACV Auctions' net margin of -9.09%. Zhihu's return on equity of 3.24% beat ACV Auctions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ACV Auctions-9.09% -10.21% -4.23% Zhihu 4.34%3.24%2.36% Which has more risk and volatility, ACVA or ZH? ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zhihu has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ACVA or ZH? In the previous week, ACV Auctions had 1 more articles in the media than Zhihu. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ACV Auctions and 2 mentions for Zhihu. ACV Auctions' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Zhihu's score of -0.47 indicating that ACV Auctions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ACV Auctions 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Zhihu 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACVA or ZH? 88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Zhihu shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of ACV Auctions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Zhihu shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, ACVA or ZH? Zhihu has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ACV Auctions. ACV Auctions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zhihu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioACV Auctions$637.16M2.56-$79.70M-$0.39-24.31Zhihu$493.05M0.78-$23.54M$0.2219.70 Do analysts prefer ACVA or ZH? Zhihu has a consensus price target of $4.70, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Given Zhihu's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zhihu is more favorable than ACV Auctions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ACV Auctions 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Zhihu 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryZhihu beats ACV Auctions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zhihu News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart ZH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZhihuINTERNET CONTENT IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$379.22M$4.05B$33.06B$22.00BDividend YieldN/A5.10%3.18%3.57%P/E Ratio19.718.06103.8333.18Price / Sales0.782.311,288.5561.30Price / CashN/A22.9038.0824.54Price / Book0.664.157.574.66Net Income-$23.54M$121.37M$820.47M$1.01B7 Day Performance1.19%3.45%2.46%2.19%1 Month Performance-17.43%-4.92%3.62%2.04%1 Year Performance21.09%1.05%24,146.18%13.99% Zhihu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZHZhihu1.4412 of 5 stars$4.34+0.8%$4.70+8.4%+21.8%$379.22M$493.05M19.711,887Analyst DowngradeACVAACV Auctions0.3447 of 5 stars$9.12+6.3%N/AN/A$1.48B$637.16M0.002,900News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeCTOSCustom Truck One Source0.9843 of 5 stars$6.58+3.1%$6.75+2.7%+106.1%$1.45B$1.80B0.001,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDFINDonnelley Financial Solutions2.8841 of 5 stars$50.77-1.8%$70.67+39.2%-15.6%$1.42B$781.90M17.941,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWLDNWilldan Group4.2598 of 5 stars$99.05+3.8%$111.50+12.6%+131.4%$1.40B$565.80M41.441,761Positive NewsGap UpPHRPhreesia4.3511 of 5 stars$22.92+2.8%$33.85+47.7%+29.6%$1.34B$419.81M0.002,082GDRXGoodRx3.6812 of 5 stars$3.98+3.9%$5.80+45.7%-36.6%$1.33B$792.32M22.53950STGWStagwell3.1169 of 5 stars$5.24+2.1%$8.17+56.0%-17.3%$1.33B$2.84B10.9114,607PLTKPlaytika4.2829 of 5 stars$3.51-0.3%$6.66+89.6%-51.7%$1.32B$2.55B14.633,500NEONeoGenomics2.8508 of 5 stars$10.59+5.4%$12.56+18.6%-18.2%$1.30B$660.57M-13.072,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsUPBDUpbound Group4.6008 of 5 stars$22.37+2.8%$37.25+66.5%-16.1%$1.26B$4.32B5.2811,970News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACV Auctions Competitors Custom Truck One Source Competitors Donnelley Financial Solutions Competitors Willdan Group Competitors Phreesia Competitors GoodRx Competitors Stagwell Competitors Playtika Competitors NeoGenomics Competitors Upbound Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ZH) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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