Financial Comparison: DouYu International (DOYU) and Its Peers

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DouYu International and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
DouYu International	$546.09 million	-$4.16 million	-24.50
DouYu International Competitors	$10.36 billion	$73.91 million	-1.47

DouYu International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than DouYu International. DouYu International 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.

Risk and Volatility

DouYu International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DouYu International’s competitors have a beta of 1.00, indicating that their average stock price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for DouYu International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DouYu International	1	1	0	0	1.50
DouYu International Competitors	1883	4519	9639	257	2.51

DouYu International presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.55%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 14.61%. Given DouYu International’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe DouYu International is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares DouYu International and its competitors’ 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	11.06%	-24.56%	-2.20%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.9% of DouYu International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of DouYu International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About DouYu International

DouYu International Holdings Limited operates a game-centric live-streaming and interactive entertainment platform in China under the DouYu brand. The company provides live broadcasts of video game play, esports competitions, and other entertainment content, allowing viewers to interact with streamers and other users. DouYu’s services include game-related live streaming, esports content, user-generated entertainment, and community features. The platform also offers virtual gifting and other interactive functions, while generating revenue through advertising, live-streaming services, and related entertainment offerings.