RingCentral (NYSE:RNG – Get Free Report) and Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares RingCentral and Sohu.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RingCentral | -4.17% | -2.55% | 0.72% |
| Sohu.com | -15.14% | -7.67% | -4.23% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for RingCentral and Sohu.com, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RingCentral | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Sohu.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares RingCentral and Sohu.com”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RingCentral | $2.36 billion | 1.42 | -$165.24 million | ($1.06) | -34.90 |
| Sohu.com | $578.27 million | 0.76 | -$30.38 million | ($2.81) | -4.81 |
Sohu.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RingCentral. RingCentral is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sohu.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
98.6% of RingCentral shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Sohu.com shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of RingCentral shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Sohu.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
RingCentral has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sohu.com has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
RingCentral beats Sohu.com on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud communications, video meetings, collaboration, and contact center software-as-a-service solutions worldwide. The company’s products include RingCentral Message Video Phone that provides a unified experience for communication and collaboration across multiple modes, including HD voice, video, SMS, messaging and collaboration, conferencing, online meetings, and fax; RingCentral Contact Center, a collaborative contact center solution that delivers AI-powered omnichannel and workforce engagement solutions with integrated RingCentral MVP; and RingCX, an AI-powered contact center that a native delivers omnichannel experience. It provides RingCentral Video, a video meeting service that includes the company’s RCV video and team messaging capabilities; offers video and audio conferencing, team messaging, file sharing, contact, task, and calendar management, as well as pre-meeting, in-meeting, and post-meeting capabilities. In addition, the company offers RingCentral Professional Services, which include consultation, UCaaS and CCaaS implementation, VoIP phone system adoption, configuring custom workflows, customer and user onboarding, ongoing support, advanced support, managed services, and more. It serves a range of industries, including financial services, education, healthcare, legal services, real estate, retail, technology, insurance, construction, hospitality, state and local government, and others. It sells its products to enterprise customers, as well as small and medium-sized businesses through resellers and distributors, partners, and global service providers. RingCentral, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Belmont, California.
About Sohu.com
Sohu.com Limited engages in the provision of online media, video, and game products and services on personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices in China. It operates through two segments: Sohu and Changyou. The company offers online news, information, and content services through the mobile phone application Sohu News APP, mobile portal m.sohu.com, and www.sohu.com for PCs; and online video content and services through mobile phone application Sohu Video APP and tv.sohu.com, as well as ifox, a video application for PC. It also operates Focus (www.focus.cn), which provides online real estate information and services; and 17173.com website, which provides news, electronic forums, online videos, and other online game information services to game players, as well as offers mobile game distribution services. In addition, the company offers interactive online games for PCs and mobile devices. Further, it provides paid subscription and interactive broadcasting services. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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