Reviewing Renren Inc. (RENN)’s and GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY)’s results

We are contrasting Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN) and GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) on their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation. They both are Internet Software & Services companies, competing one another.

Earnings & Valuation

In table 1 we can see Renren Inc. and GoDaddy Inc.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Profitability

Table 2 provides the return on equity, net margins and return on assets of the two firms.

Risk & Volatility

Renren Inc.’s current beta is 0.43 and it happens to be 57.00% less volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500. Competitively, GoDaddy Inc.’s 37.00% volatility makes it less volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500, because of the 0.63 beta.

Liquidity

The Current Ratio and a Quick Ratio of Renren Inc. are 1.1 and 0.7. Competitively, GoDaddy Inc. has 0.8 and 0.8 for Current and Quick Ratio. Renren Inc.’s better ability to pay short and long-term obligations than GoDaddy Inc.

Analyst Recommendations

Renren Inc. and GoDaddy Inc. Ratings and Recommendations are available in the next table.

GoDaddy Inc. on the other hand boasts of a $87.4 consensus price target and a 34.11% potential upside.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

Roughly 22.9% of Renren Inc. shares are held by institutional investors while 0% of GoDaddy Inc. are owned by institutional investors. 50.75% are Renren Inc.’s share held by insiders. Comparatively, GoDaddy Inc. has 0.4% of it’s share held by insiders.

Performance

Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

For the past year Renren Inc. had bearish trend while GoDaddy Inc. had bullish trend.

Summary

On 6 of the 9 factors GoDaddy Inc. beats Renren Inc.

Renren Inc. operates a social networking Internet platform in the PeopleÂ’s Republic of China. It operates through two segments, Renren and Internet Finance. The company operates Renren.com and Renren Mobile App that enable users to communicate and stay connected with friends, classmates, family members, and co-workers; and woxiu.com, a PC-based social video platform for users to stream their performances live to viewers. It also operates Renren Licai, a financing platform, as well as offers credit financing to used automobile dealers. The company was formerly known as Oak Pacific Interactive and changed its name to Renren Inc. in December 2010. Renren Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Beijing, the PeopleÂ’s Republic of China.

GoDaddy Inc. designs and develops cloud-based technology products for small businesses, Web design professionals, and individuals in the United States and internationally. It provides domain name registration product that enables to engage customers at the initial stage of establishing a digital identity; hosting and presence products, such as shared Website hosting, Website hosting on virtual dedicated servers and dedicated servers, managed hosting, and security. The company also offers Website builder, an online tool that enables customers to build Websites; online store product that allows customers to create their own standalone Website with an integrated online store optimized for mobile shopping; and search engine visibility product that helps customers get their Websites found on search sites through search engine optimization. In addition, the company offers business application products, including Microsoft Office 365, email accounts, email marketing, and telephony services. GoDaddy Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.