Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) and Kuaishou Technology (OTCMKTS:KUASF) Financial Contrast

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) and Kuaishou Technology (OTCMKTS:KUASF) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Autohome and Kuaishou Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Autohome	$7.30 billion	0.49	$286.40 million	$2.11	13.61
Kuaishou Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Autohome has higher revenue and earnings than Kuaishou Technology.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.1% of Autohome shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Autohome shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Autohome and Kuaishou Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autohome	0	3	0	1	2.50
Kuaishou Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A

Autohome currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.51%. Given Autohome’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Autohome is more favorable than Kuaishou Technology.

Profitability

This table compares Autohome and Kuaishou Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autohome	25.81%	8.19%	6.35%
Kuaishou Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Autohome beats Kuaishou Technology on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Autohome

Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People’s Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. The company offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About Kuaishou Technology

Kuaishou Technology, an investment holding company, provides live streaming, online marketing, and other services mainly in the People's Republic of China. It offers Kuaishou Flagship, a short video and content based social networking platform; Kuaishou Express; Kuaishou Concept; Yitian Camera, an app to create photographs, videos, and vlogs; Kmovie, a shooting, editing, and production tool; and AcFun, a video sharing website. The company also develops and sells entertainment, online marketing services, e-commerce, online games, online knowledge-sharing, and others. In addition, it develops software, hardware, and network technology; and offers programming and advertising, internet information, and multimedia information technology services, as well as provides technology development, promotion, and other services. Kuaishou Technology was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.