This is a contrast between GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) and Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN) based on their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. The two companies are Internet Software & Services and they also compete with each other.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 2.66B | 5.06 | 77.10M | 0.42 | 173.82 |
| Renren Inc. | 436.66M | 0.24 | 173.71M | -1.71 | 0.00 |
Demonstrates GoDaddy Inc. and Renren Inc. earnings per share (EPS), gross revenue and valuation.
Profitability
Table 2 provides us the return on equity, return on assets and net margins of both businesses.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 2.90% | 11.6% | 1.3% |
| Renren Inc. | -39.78% | 8.5% | 4.8% |
Volatility and Risk
GoDaddy Inc. is 34.00% less volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500 due to its 0.66 beta. Renren Inc.’s 0.47 beta is the reason why it is 53.00% less volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500.
Liquidity
The Current Ratio of GoDaddy Inc. is 0.8 while its Quick Ratio stands at 0.8. The Current Ratio of rival Renren Inc. is 1.5 and its Quick Ratio is has 0.9. Renren Inc. is better equipped to clear short and long-term obligations than GoDaddy Inc.
Analyst Ratings
The following table given below contains the ratings and recommendations for GoDaddy Inc. and Renren Inc.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.89 |
| Renren Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
GoDaddy Inc. has a 16.60% upside potential and a consensus price target of $87.67.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
The shares of both GoDaddy Inc. and Renren Inc. are owned by institutional investors at 0% and 14.9% respectively. 0.2% are GoDaddy Inc.’s share held by insiders. Competitively, Renren Inc. has 50.75% of it’s share held by insiders.
Performance
Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.
| Performance (W) | Performance (M) | Performance (Q) | Performance (HY) | Performance (Y) | Performance (YTD) | |
| GoDaddy Inc. | -2.19% | 7.39% | 11.5% | -8.72% | 24.16% | 12.31% |
| Renren Inc. | -0.65% | -10% | -5.56% | -14.53% | 84.46% | -0.65% |
For the past year GoDaddy Inc. had bullish trend while Renren Inc. had bearish trend.
Summary
On 10 of the 12 factors GoDaddy Inc. beats Renren Inc.
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.
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.