JOYY (NASDAQ:JOYY) vs. QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) Head to Head Comparison

JOYY (NASDAQ:JOYY) and QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares JOYY and QuinStreet”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JOYY	$2.12 billion	1.87	$2.10 billion	$4.19	19.38
QuinStreet	$1.29 billion	0.85	$81.24 million	$1.41	13.66

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for JOYY and QuinStreet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JOYY	0	1	6	0	2.86
QuinStreet	0	2	4	0	2.67

JOYY currently has a consensus target price of $83.40, indicating a potential upside of 2.70%. QuinStreet has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.01%. Given QuinStreet’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QuinStreet is more favorable than JOYY.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JOYY	9.64%	3.28%	2.85%
QuinStreet	6.28%	12.73%	6.33%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of QuinStreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of QuinStreet shares are owned 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.

Risk & Volatility

JOYY has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuinStreet has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JOYY beats QuinStreet on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JOYY

JOYY Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates social media platforms that offer users engaging and experience across various video and audio-based social platforms. The company operates Bigo Live, a live streaming platform that allows users to live stream specific moments, such as live talk with other users, make video calls, and watch trend videos; Likee, a short-form video social platform that focuses on enabling users to create short-form video; Hago, a casual game-oriented social platform; and imo, a chat and instant messaging application with functions, including video calls, text messages, and photo and video sharing. It operates in the People’s Republic of China, the United States, the Great Britain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia and others. 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.

About QuinStreet

QuinStreet, Inc., an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company offers online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers. It serves financial and home services industries. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.