Reviewing Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) and Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA)

Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) and Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Society Pass and Kingsoft Cloud”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Society Pass	$7.23 million	0.08	-$10.23 million	($2.43)	-0.03
Kingsoft Cloud	$1.37 billion	2.06	-$133.88 million	($0.28)	-33.29

Society Pass has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Society Pass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Society Pass and Kingsoft Cloud’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Society Pass	-145.99%	-343.41%	-39.70%
Kingsoft Cloud	-5.49%	-7.85%	-2.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Society Pass and Kingsoft Cloud, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Society Pass	1	1	1	1	2.50
Kingsoft Cloud	1	1	4	0	2.50

Society Pass currently has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 29,505.26%. Kingsoft Cloud has a consensus price target of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 78.83%. Given Society Pass’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Society Pass is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.

Volatility & Risk

Society Pass has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.1% of Society Pass shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Society Pass shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kingsoft Cloud beats Society Pass on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Society Pass

Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Kingsoft Cloud

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited provides cloud services to businesses and organizations primarily in China. The company's products portfolio includes cloud products, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS) infrastructure, platform as a service (PaaS) middleware, and software as a service (SaaS) applications that primarily consist of cloud computing, network, database, big data, security, storage, and delivery solutions. It offers research and development services, as well as enterprise digital solutions and related services. The company also provides public cloud services to customers in various verticals, including video, e-commerce, intelligent mobility, artificial intelligence, and mobile internet; and enterprise cloud services to customers in financial services, public service, and healthcare businesses. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.