Head-To-Head Contrast: Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) vs. Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK)

Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) and Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Rubrik shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Rubrik shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubrik has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kingsoft Cloud and Rubrik”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kingsoft Cloud	$1.37 billion	3.03	-$133.88 million	($0.47)	-29.15
Rubrik	$1.32 billion	12.65	-$348.83 million	($1.77)	-46.51

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Kingsoft Cloud and Rubrik, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingsoft Cloud	1	1	4	0	2.50
Rubrik	1	0	27	1	2.97

Kingsoft Cloud currently has a consensus target price of $18.53, indicating a potential upside of 35.28%. Rubrik has a consensus target price of $85.12, indicating a potential upside of 3.40%. Given Kingsoft Cloud’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kingsoft Cloud is more favorable than Rubrik.

Profitability

This table compares Kingsoft Cloud and Rubrik’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingsoft Cloud	-9.38%	-11.67%	-3.59%
Rubrik	-26.50%	N/A	-14.45%

Summary

Kingsoft Cloud beats Rubrik on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kingsoft Cloud

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited provides cloud services to businesses and organizations primarily in China. The company's products portfolio includes cloud products, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS) infrastructure, platform as a service (PaaS) middleware, and software as a service (SaaS) applications that primarily consist of cloud computing, network, database, big data, security, storage, and delivery solutions. It offers research and development services, as well as enterprise digital solutions and related services. The company also provides public cloud services to customers in various verticals, including video, e-commerce, intelligent mobility, artificial intelligence, and mobile internet; and enterprise cloud services to customers in financial services, public service, and healthcare businesses. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Rubrik

Rubrik, Inc. provides data security solutions to individuals and businesses worldwide. The company offers enterprise data protection, unstructured data protection, cloud data protection, and SaaS data protection solutions; data threat analytics; data security posture; and cyber recovery solutions. It serves financial, retail, trade, transportation, energy, industrial, healthcare and life science, education, technology, media, communications, and public sectors. Rubrik, Inc. was formerly known as Scaledata, Inc. and changed its name to Rubrik, Inc. in October 2014. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Palo Alto, California.