Financial Contrast: DouYu International (DOYU) versus Its Peers

DouYu International (NASDAQ:DOYU) is one of 184 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare DouYu International to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

DouYu International has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DouYu International’s rivals have a beta of 1.01, suggesting that their average stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.9% of DouYu International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of DouYu International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for DouYu International and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DouYu International	1	1	0	0	1.50
DouYu International Competitors	1875	4504	9609	255	2.51

DouYu International presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.61%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 20.16%. Given DouYu International’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe DouYu International is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DouYu International and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
DouYu International	$546.09 million	-$4.16 million	-22.88
DouYu International Competitors	$4.09 billion	$73.91 million	14.53

DouYu International’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than DouYu International. DouYu International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares DouYu International and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DouYu International	-0.94%	2.66%	1.69%
DouYu International Competitors	11.01%	-22.78%	-2.44%

Summary

DouYu International rivals beat DouYu International on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

DouYu International Company Profile

DouYu International Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform on PC and mobile apps that provides interactive games and entertainment live streaming services in the People’s Republic of China. Its platform connects game developers and publishers, professional eSports teams or players and eSports tournament organizers, advertisers, and viewers. The company also sponsors professional players and teams, as well as organizes eSports tournaments. In addition, it streams other content to include a spectrum of live streaming entertainment options, such as talent shows, music, outdoor, and travel. Further, the company records and offers video clips to allow users to watch replays of selective live streaming content; and graphics that include game guides, tutorials, news, and other types of content. DouYu International Holdings Limited was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Wuhan, the People’s Republic of China.