Autohome (NYSE: ATHM) is one of 50 publicly-traded companies in the “Internet Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Autohome to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Autohome has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autohome’s competitors have a beta of 1.36, indicating that their average share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
40.1% of Autohome shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of shares of all “Internet Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of shares of all “Internet Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Autohome and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Autohome | 23.17% | 22.64% | 15.55% |
| Autohome Competitors | -0.09% | 27.21% | 6.31% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Autohome and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | EBITDA | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Autohome | $979.92 million | $238.72 million | 33.52 |
| Autohome Competitors | $942.22 million | $116.70 million | 54.23 |
Autohome has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Autohome is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Autohome and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Autohome | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Autohome Competitors | 443 | 1696 | 2636 | 106 | 2.49 |
Autohome presently has a consensus target price of $58.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.93%. As a group, “Internet Services” companies have a potential upside of 5.90%. Given Autohome’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autohome has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Summary
Autohome beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
Autohome Company Profile
Autohome Inc. is an online destination for automobile consumers in China. The Company is engaged in the provision of online advertising and dealer subscription services in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Company, through its Websites, autohome.com.cn and che168.com, and mobile applications, delivers content to automobile buyers and owners. These services are offered to automakers and dealers, and advertising agencies that represent automakers and dealers in the automobile industry. The Company’s autohome.com.cn targets automobile consumers with a focus on new automobiles. The Company’s professionally produced content is created by editorial team and includes automobile-related articles and reviews, pricing trends in various local markets, and photos and video clips. Its database also includes new and used automobile listings and promotional information. Its dealer subscription services allow dealers to market their inventory and services through its Websites.
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