Contrasting NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) and Its Rivals

NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) is one of 172 public companies in the “IT Services & Consulting” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare NetEase to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Dividends

NetEase pays an annual dividend of $3.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. NetEase pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “IT Services & Consulting” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.6% and pay out 35.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NetEase and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NetEase	$5.50 billion	$1.67 billion	23.85
NetEase Competitors	$2.91 billion	$303.08 million	326.73

NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. NetEase is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for NetEase and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetEase	3	4	7	0	2.29
NetEase Competitors	713	4412	6959	152	2.54

NetEase currently has a consensus price target of $322.77, suggesting a potential downside of 6.46%. As a group, “IT Services & Consulting” companies have a potential downside of 11.73%. Given NetEase’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NetEase is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.4% of NetEase shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of shares of all “IT Services & Consulting” companies are owned by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “IT Services & Consulting” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares NetEase and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetEase	25.34%	31.84%	21.48%
NetEase Competitors	-17.40%	-294.35%	-3.90%

Risk and Volatility

NetEase has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetEase’s rivals have a beta of 1.15, meaning that their average stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NetEase beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

NetEase Company Profile

NetEase, Inc. (NetEase) is a technology company. The Company operates an interactive online community in China and is a provider of Chinese language content and services through its online games, Internet media, e-mail, e-commerce and other businesses. The Company operates through three segments: Online Game Services; Advertising Services, and E-mail, E-commerce and Others. Its online games business primarily focuses on offering personal computer (PC)-client massively multi-player online role-playing games (PC-client MMORPGs), as well as mobile games to the Chinese market. The NetEase Websites provide Internet users with Chinese language online services centered over three core service categories, which include content, community and communication. Its online advertising offerings include banner advertising, direct e-mail, sponsored special events, games, contests and other activities. It offers free and fee-based premium e-mail services to its individual users and corporate users.

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