Analyzing JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) and Rediff.com India (OTCMKTS:REDFY)

Rediff.com India (OTCMKTS:REDFY) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Rediff.com India and JOYY’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rediff.com India	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOYY	9.02%	4.64%	2.96%

Risk & Volatility

Rediff.com India has a beta of 15.51, meaning that its stock price is 1,451% more 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Rediff.com India and JOYY, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rediff.com India	0	0	0	0	0.00
JOYY	0	0	3	0	3.00

JOYY has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.86%. Given Rediff.com India’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rediff.com India is more favorable than JOYY.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. 70.7% of Rediff.com India 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rediff.com India and JOYY”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rediff.com India	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOYY	$2.24 billion	1.80	$301.82 million	($3.10)	-24.15

JOYY has higher revenue and earnings than Rediff.com India.

Summary

JOYY beats Rediff.com India on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rediff.com India

Rediff.com India Limited engages in the online business in India and to the global Indian community. The company delivers news and information, enterprise email services, online shopping marketplace, and internet-based local TV advertising platform; and online advertising services. Its websites consist of information relating to sports and cricket; life style and movies; content on news, business, and finance; and search facilities, as well as a range of community features, including as e-mail and shopping. The company delivers its services on PCs, tablets, and various mobile platforms. Rediff.com India Limited was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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.