Qutoutiao (NASDAQ:QTT – Get Rating) and VIQ Solutions (NASDAQ:VQS – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Qutoutiao and VIQ Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
Get Qutoutiao alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Qutoutiao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| VIQ Solutions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
VIQ Solutions has a consensus target price of $1.13, indicating a potential upside of 219.69%. Given VIQ Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VIQ Solutions is more favorable than Qutoutiao.
Risk and Volatility
Qutoutiao has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VIQ Solutions has a beta of -0.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Qutoutiao and VIQ Solutions' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Qutoutiao | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| VIQ Solutions | -18.99% | -56.07% | -25.89% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Qutoutiao and VIQ Solutions' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Qutoutiao | $676.18 million | 0.01 | -$194.52 million | ($9.42) | -0.02 |
| VIQ Solutions | $45.84 million | 0.27 | -$8.71 million | ($0.31) | -1.14 |
VIQ Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Qutoutiao. VIQ Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qutoutiao, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
1.6% of Qutoutiao shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of VIQ Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 47.1% of Qutoutiao shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of VIQ Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
About Qutoutiao
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Qutoutiao Inc. is the No. 2 mobile content aggregator in China in terms of monthly average users (MAUs) and daily average users (DAUs). Their flagship mobile application, launched in June 2016, Qutoutiao, meaning "fun headlines" in Chinese, aggregates articles and short videos and presents customized feeds to users. These feeds are optimized in real time based on each user's profile, behavior and social relationships through their proprietary AI-empowered content recommendation engine. They represent a new generation of technology-driven content platforms and their technology brings relevant information and entertainment to users, stimulates users' desire to read, and ultimately improves the knowledge exchange in society. Their innovative user account system and gamified user loyalty program allows registered users to earn loyalty points by referring new users to register on Qutoutiao, by consuming content or by engaging on Qutoutiao. The gamified loyalty point system not only helps them keep users more engaged and enhance user stickiness, but also enables them to track users' long-term behavior and optimize content recommendation.
About VIQ Solutions
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VIQ Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of artificial intelligence driven digital voice and video capture technology and transcription solutions. Its solutions include CapturePro, MobileMic Pro, NetScribe, and aiAssist, FirstDraft and Lexel. The firm serves the law enforcement, legal, insurance, media, corporate, and government clients. The company was founded on November 10, 2004 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
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