Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) and Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MOMO or CRNC?

51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Cerence shares are held by institutional investors. 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Cerence shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cerence. Cerence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, 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
Hello Group	$1.69B	0.48	$275.72M	$1.10	5.11
Cerence	$294.48M	0.41	-$56.25M	-$6.83	-0.42

Do analysts prefer MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group currently has a consensus target price of $8.90, suggesting a potential upside of 57.80%. Cerence has a consensus target price of $10.08, suggesting a potential upside of 225.27%. Given Cerence's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cerence is more favorable than Hello Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cerence has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MOMO or CRNC?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 3 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hello Group and 2 mentions for Cerence. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Cerence's score of -0.50 indicating that Hello Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hello Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cerence	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is MOMO or CRNC more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 13.38% compared to Cerence's net margin of -80.93%. Hello Group's return on equity of 13.61% beat Cerence's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hello Group	13.38%	13.61%	9.51%
Cerence	-80.93%	3.66%	1.95%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MOMO or CRNC?

Hello Group received 440 more outperform votes than Cerence when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Hello Group an outperform vote while only 57.72% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 526 68.05%	Underperform Votes 247 31.95%
Cerence	Outperform Votes 86 57.72%	Underperform Votes 63 42.28%

Summary

Hello Group beats Cerence on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.