HUYA (NYSE:HUYA) and Sify Technologies (NASDAQ:SIFY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares HUYA and Sify Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins
Return on Equity
Return on Assets
HUYA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sify Technologies
N/A
N/A
N/A
Institutional & Insider Ownership
6.6% of HUYA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Sify Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of Sify Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares HUYA and Sify Technologies’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue
Price/Sales Ratio
Net Income
Earnings Per Share
Price/Earnings Ratio
HUYA
$335.80 million
12.19
-$12.44 million
N/A
N/A
Sify Technologies
$318.04 million
0.20
$14.32 million
N/A
N/A
Sify Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HUYA.
Dividends
Sify Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. HUYA does not pay a dividend. Sify Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for HUYA and Sify Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
HUYA presently has a consensus price target of $30.76, suggesting a potential upside of 51.45%. Sify Technologies has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 151.24%. Given Sify Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sify Technologies is more favorable than HUYA.
Summary
Sify Technologies beats HUYA on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About HUYA
HUYA Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates game live streaming platforms in the People’s Republic of China. Its platforms enable broadcasters and viewers to interact during live streaming. The company also provides advertising and online game-related services. As of December 31, 2017, its live streaming content covered approximately 2,600 games, including mobile, PC, and console games. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Guangzhou, China. HUYA Inc. is a subsidiary of YY Inc.
About Sify Technologies
Sify Technologies Limited provides integrated ICT solutions and services in India and internationally. The company operates in five segments: Telecom Services, Data Center Services, Cloud and Managed Services, Technology Integration Services, and Applications Integration Services. The Telecom Services segment offers Internet protocol based virtual private network services, including intranets, extranets, and remote access applications; and last mile connectivity services. The Data Center Services segment provides co-location, regular backup, server load balancing, and remote backup solutions; messaging, shared hosting, network, and security services; storage and virtualization services; and managed voice services to resident enterprises. The Cloud and Managed Services segment offers on-demand hosting services; and remote and onsite infrastructure management services that manages and supports customer operating systems, applications, and database layers, as well as utility-based on-demand storage service that manages the lifecycle of enterprise information. The Technology Integration Services segment provides data center build, network integration, information security, end user computing, and collaborative tools and solutions. The Applications Integration Services segment offers a range of Web-applications; and operates online portals, including sify.com and samachar.com, which acts as principal entry points and gateway for accessing the Internet, as well as related content sites. Sify Technologies Limited also provides Website design, development, content management, online assessment tools, and search engine optimization services; messaging and collaboration services and solutions; online testing engine and network management services; and online exam engine solutions. The company was formerly known as Sify Limited and changed its name to Sify Technologies Limited in October 2007. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.
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