Scienjoy (NASDAQ:SJ – Get Free Report) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Volatility & Risk
Scienjoy has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Scienjoy and Pinterest’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Scienjoy | -46.33% | -63.91% | -54.20% |
| 3.81% | 6.39% | 4.50% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.3% of Scienjoy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of Scienjoy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Pinterest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Scienjoy and Pinterest, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Scienjoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 1 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2.47 |
Pinterest has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.81%. Given Pinterest’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pinterest is more favorable than Scienjoy.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Scienjoy and Pinterest”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Scienjoy | $177.55 million | 0.18 | -$83.95 million | ($1.99) | -0.41 |
| $4.22 billion | 2.57 | $416.86 million | $0.34 | 56.96 |
Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than Scienjoy. Scienjoy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Pinterest beats Scienjoy on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Scienjoy
Scienjoy Holding Corporation provides mobile live streaming platforms in the People's Republic of China. The company focuses on interactive show live streaming from broadcasters to users. Its platforms enable users to view and interact with broadcasters through online chat, virtual items, and playing games. The company operates live streaming platforms under the Showself Live Streaming, Lehai Live Streaming, Haixiu Live Streaming, BeeLive Live Streaming, and Hongle Live Streaming names. It also offers technical development and advisory services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Hangzhou City, the People's Republic of China.
About Pinterest
Pinterest, Inc. operates as a visual search and discovery platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc. and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc. in April 2012. Pinterest, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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