Dassault Systemes (OTCMKTS:DASTY) and Cheetah Mobile (NYSE:CMCM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Dassault Systemes has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheetah Mobile has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Dassault Systemes and Cheetah Mobile’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dassault Systemes | 17.03% | 16.60% | 9.52% |
| Cheetah Mobile | 29.78% | 31.36% | 20.25% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Dassault Systemes and Cheetah Mobile’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dassault Systemes | $3.65 billion | 8.77 | $587.08 million | $2.72 | 45.11 |
| Cheetah Mobile | $764.61 million | 1.17 | $207.21 million | N/A | N/A |
Dassault Systemes has higher revenue and earnings than Cheetah Mobile.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Dassault Systemes and Cheetah Mobile, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dassault Systemes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Cheetah Mobile | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Cheetah Mobile has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 109.00%. Given Cheetah Mobile’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cheetah Mobile is more favorable than Dassault Systemes.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.2% of Dassault Systemes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.4% of Cheetah Mobile shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Cheetah Mobile shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Dassault Systemes pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cheetah Mobile does not pay a dividend. Dassault Systemes pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Cheetah Mobile beats Dassault Systemes on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dassault Systemes
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Dassault Systèmes SE provides software applications and services worldwide. The company offers SOLIDWORKS 3D design software for 3D and electrical design, simulation, product data management, and technical communication; CATIA, an engineering and design software for product 3D computer-aided design (CAD); GEOVIA, which models and simulates the earth; and BIOVIA that provides a scientific collaborative environment for biological formulated products and advanced materials. It also provides SIMULIA, a simulation software solution for product, nature, and life; DELMIA manufacturing operations management solutions that enable to improve visibility into, control over, and synchronization across manufacturing operations and supply chain processes; 3DVIA that provides 3D space planning solutions; and ENOVIA that offers collaborative enterprise business process applications. In addition, the company offers 3DEXCITE software, content, and sales and marketing solutions; EXALEAD that enables organizations to access, analyze, and reveal enterprise digital intellectual properties and external information; and NETVIBES dashboard, which enables enterprises to identify and manage everything on real-time personalized dashboards. Further, it provides consulting services in methodology for design, deployment, and support; and training and engineering services. The company primarily serves companies in the aerospace and defense, consumer goods and retail, consumer packaged goods and retail, financial and business services, high-tech, industrial equipment, life sciences, marine and offshore, natural resources, and transportation and mobility industries; architecture, engineering, and construction industries; and energy, process, and utility industries through direct sales force and value-added resellers. Dassault Systèmes SE was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France.
About Cheetah Mobile
Cheetah Mobile Inc. operates as a mobile Internet company worldwide. The company’s utility products include Clean Master, a junk file cleaning, memory boosting, and privacy protection tool for mobile devices; Security Master, an anti-virus and security application for mobile devices; Battery Doctor, a power optimization tool for mobile devices; Cheetah Browser, a Web browser for PCs and mobile devices; CM Browser, a mobile browser to protect users from malicious threats; and CM Launcher, which provides personalized experience in using smart phones. Its utility products also comprise Cheetah Keyboard, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled application; Photo Grid, a photo collage application for mobile devices; CM Locker, a lock screen with notifications and security; Duba Anti-virus, an Internet security application for PC and mobile devices; and SafeWallet, a mobile digital wallet. In addition, the company offers Live.me, a live video streaming application; and Cheez, an interactive short video application. Further, it provides mobile games comprising Piano Tiles 2, Rolling Sky, Dancing Line, Arrow.io, Tap Tap Fish, and Tap Tap Dash; and Cheetah Voicepod, an AI-based smart speaker. Additionally, the company offers mobile advertising platform; duba.com personal start page that aggregates online resources and provides users access to their online destinations; and cloud-based data analytics engines, as well as mobile advertising, and Web and mobile games publisher services. It serves direct advertisers that include mobile application developers, mobile game developers, and e-commerce companies, as well as search engines and partnering mobile advertising networks. The company was formerly known as Kingsoft Internet Software Holdings Limited and changed its name to Cheetah Mobile Inc. in March 2014. Cheetah Mobile Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
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