Hello Group (MOMO) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CRNC or MOMO?

Cerence presently has a consensus target price of $10.08, indicating a potential upside of 193.12%. Hello Group has a consensus target price of $10.35, indicating a potential upside of 83.51%. Given Hello Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cerence is more favorable than Hello Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CRNC or MOMO?

Cerence has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hello Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CRNC or MOMO?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 20 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hello Group and 3 mentions for Cerence. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Cerence's score of 0.21 indicating that Cerence is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cerence	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hello Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, CRNC or MOMO?

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
Cerence	$294.48M	0.49	-$56.25M	-$6.83	-0.50
Hello Group	$1.69B	0.48	$275.72M	$1.10	5.13

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRNC or MOMO?

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

Is CRNC or MOMO more profitable?

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRNC or MOMO?

Hello Group received 440 more outperform votes than Cerence when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.13% of users gave Hello Group an outperform vote while only 57.72% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cerence	Outperform Votes 86 57.72%	Underperform Votes 63 42.28%
Hello Group	Outperform Votes 526 68.13%	Underperform Votes 246 31.87%

Summary

Hello Group beats Cerence on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.