Analyzing JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) & 36Kr (NASDAQ:KRKR)

36Kr (NASDAQ:KRKR) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for 36Kr and JOYY, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
36Kr	1	0	0	0	1.00
JOYY	0	0	2	0	3.00

JOYY has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.69%. Given JOYY’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JOYY is more favorable than 36Kr.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares 36Kr and JOYY”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
36Kr	$32.59 million	0.18	$1.55 million	($2.40)	-1.25
JOYY	$2.24 billion	1.98	$301.82 million	($3.10)	-26.51

JOYY has higher revenue and earnings than 36Kr. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 36Kr, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of 36Kr shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. 39.4% of 36Kr shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

36Kr has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares 36Kr and JOYY’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
36Kr	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOYY	9.02%	4.64%	2.96%

Summary

JOYY beats 36Kr on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 36Kr

36Kr Holdings Inc. provides content and business services in the People's Republic of China. It creates and distributes various content, including insightful reports on companies and industries, timely market updates, thought-provoking editorials, and commentaries, as well as original video and audio content in various industries, such as technology, consumer, retail, healthcare, media and entertainment, and enterprise services. The company's business services include online advertising services; enterprise value-added services, such as integrated marketing, advertisement agent, online/offline event, and consulting services; and subscription services to individuals, institutional investors, and enterprises. 36Kr Holdings Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About JOYY

JOYY Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates social media platforms that offer users engaging and experience across various video-based social platforms. It operates through two segments, BIGO and All Other. The company operates Bigo Live, a social live streaming platform, that provides an interactive online stage for users to host and watch live streaming sessions, share their life moments, showcase their talents, and interact with people worldwide; Likee, a short-form video social platform, which enables users to discover, create, and share short videos, with video creation tools and personalized feeds; imo, an instant messenger platform, that provides audio and video communication services; Hago, a social networking platform that offers casual games integrating social features, such as audio and video multi-user chatrooms and 3D virtual interactive party games; and Shopline, a smart commerce platform, that provides solutions and services to enable merchants in creating and growing their brands online and reach customers through various sales channels, including e-commerce platforms, social commerce, and physical retail stores. It operates in the People's Republic of China, the United States, the Great Britain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as YY Inc. and changed its name to JOYY Inc. in December 2019. JOYY Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Singapore.