HUYA (NYSE:HUYA – Get Free Report) and Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares HUYA and Cineverse”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HUYA | $929.83 million | 0.57 | -$16.10 million | ($0.06) | -38.75 |
| Cineverse | $65.73 million | 0.72 | -$8.84 million | ($0.59) | -3.00 |
Cineverse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HUYA. HUYA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cineverse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for HUYA and Cineverse, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HUYA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Cineverse | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
HUYA presently has a consensus price target of $3.40, indicating a potential upside of 46.24%. Cineverse has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 690.96%. Given Cineverse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cineverse is more favorable than HUYA.
Risk & Volatility
HUYA has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cineverse has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares HUYA and Cineverse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HUYA | -1.59% | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Cineverse | -12.87% | -50.16% | -18.30% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
23.2% of HUYA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Cineverse shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of HUYA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Cineverse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Cineverse beats HUYA on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About HUYA
HUYA Inc. operates online game livestreaming and interactive entertainment platforms. Its services connect viewers with game streamers and esports events, and include live video, chat and other interactive features, as well as advertising and related services for game publishers and content creators. The company’s flagship platform, Huya Live, serves users in China. HUYA has also used Nimo TV to reach audiences in international markets. The business grew out of the game livestreaming operations of YY, a Chinese social media company, and HUYA became a publicly listed company in 2018.
About Cineverse
Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) is a digital entertainment and streaming technology company that develops, distributes and operates content across streaming, digital, television and physical-media platforms. The company serves audiences through advertising-supported, subscription and transactional models, as well as through licensing and distribution arrangements with content owners and platform partners. Cineverse operates a portfolio of streaming services and entertainment brands focused on areas such as anime, Asian cinema, horror, documentaries and classic film and television.
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