Calix (NYSE:CALX) and KANZHUN (NASDAQ:BZ) Head to Head Analysis

KANZHUN (NASDAQ:BZ) and Calix (NYSE:CALX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

KANZHUN has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calix has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares KANZHUN and Calix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KANZHUN	31.14%	14.94%	11.76%
Calix	-0.78%	-0.69%	-0.58%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for KANZHUN and Calix, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KANZHUN	0	3	4	1	2.75
Calix	1	2	5	1	2.67

KANZHUN presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.04%. Calix has a consensus target price of $79.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.55%. Given Calix’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Calix is more favorable than KANZHUN.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares KANZHUN and Calix”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KANZHUN	$1.01 billion	8.67	$217.10 million	$0.76	27.69
Calix	$831.52 million	4.35	-$29.75 million	($0.12)	-455.17

KANZHUN has higher revenue and earnings than Calix. Calix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KANZHUN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.7% of KANZHUN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Calix shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of KANZHUN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Calix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

KANZHUN beats Calix on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KANZHUN

Kanzhun Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides online recruitment services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers its recruitment services through a mobile app under the BOSS Zhipin brand name. Its services allow enterprise customers to access and interact with job seekers and manage their recruitment process. The company also provides management consultancy and technical services. Kanzhun Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Calix

Calix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of cloud and software platforms, and systems and services in the United States, rest of Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its cloud and software platforms, and systems and services enable broadband service providers (BSPs) to provide a range of services. The company provides Calix Cloud platform, a role-based analytics platform comprising Calix Engagement Cloud, Calix Service Cloud, and Calix Operations Cloud, which are configurable to display role-based insights and enable BSPs to anticipate and target new revenue-generating services and applications through mobile application, such as CommandIQ for residents and CommandWorx for businesses; Calix Intelligent Access EDGE, an access network solution for automated and intelligent networks; and Calix Revenue EDGE, a premises solution for subscriber managed services. It also offers SmartLife managed services, including SmartHome managed services and applications to enhance, operate and secure the connected experience of subscribers in their home; SmartTown managed services that reimagine community Wi-Fi as a ubiquitous, secure, and managed experience across a BSP's footprint; and SmartBiz managed services that address the business networking and productivity needs of business owners with an all-in-one managed service. In addition, the company provides Wi-Fi systems under GigaSpire and GigaPro brands to be ready for deployment as a complete subscriber experience solution for BSP's residential and business subscribers. It offers its products through its direct sales force and resellers. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.