Head to Head Analysis: Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) vs. Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO)

Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) and Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Getty Images and Hello Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Getty Images	1	3	1	0	2.00
Hello Group	0	2	1	0	2.33

Getty Images presently has a consensus price target of $3.78, suggesting a potential upside of 451.51%. Hello Group has a consensus price target of $10.55, suggesting a potential upside of 58.17%. Given Getty Images’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Getty Images is more favorable than Hello Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.8% of Getty Images shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hello Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Getty Images 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Getty Images and Hello Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Getty Images	$939.29 million	0.30	$39.53 million	($0.22)	-3.12
Hello Group	$1.45 billion	0.55	$142.42 million	$0.83	8.04

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Getty Images. Getty Images is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Getty Images has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hello Group has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Getty Images and Hello Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Getty Images	-9.60%	-11.38%	-2.98%
Hello Group	5.96%	10.07%	6.92%

Summary

Hello Group beats Getty Images on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Getty Images

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections. In addition, it maintains privately-owned photographic archives covering news, sport, and entertainment, as well as variety of subjects, including lifestyle, business, science, health, wellness, beauty, sports, transportation, and travel. Further, the company provides music licensing, and digital asset management and distribution services. It serves media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, individual creators, and prosumers. The company was formerly known as Getty Images, Inc. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About Hello Group

Hello Group Inc. provides mobile-based social and entertainment services in the People's Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Momo, Tantan, and QOOL. The company offers Momo, a mobile application that connects people and facilitates social interactions based on location, interests, and various online recreational activities, including live talent shows, short videos, social games, as well as other video- and audio-based interactive experiences, such as online parties, mobile karaoke and user participated reality shows; Tantan, a social and dating application; and other applications under the Hertz, Soulchill, Duidui, and Tietie names. The company also provides livestream services for various content and activities comprising talent shows, such as singing, dancing, and talk shows, as well as casual chatting, and other forms of interactions between broadcasters and viewers; value-added services; advertising and marketing services; and mobile games. The company was formerly known as Momo Inc. and changed its name to Hello Group Inc. in August 2021. Hello Group Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.