So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) and Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL) Financial Review

Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL) and So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bumble and So-Young International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bumble	$965.66 million	0.39	-$693.14 million	($4.23)	-0.67
So-Young International	$217.84 million	1.32	-$34.65 million	($0.34)	-8.29

So-Young International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bumble. So-Young International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bumble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Bumble and So-Young International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bumble	2	15	1	0	1.94
So-Young International	1	0	0	0	1.00

Bumble currently has a consensus target price of $3.87, indicating a potential upside of 36.63%. Given Bumble’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bumble is more favorable than So-Young International.

Profitability

This table compares Bumble and So-Young International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bumble	-58.99%	35.88%	17.46%
So-Young International	-13.62%	-13.65%	-8.52%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.8% of Bumble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of So-Young International shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Bumble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of So-Young International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Bumble has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, So-Young International has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bumble beats So-Young International on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bumble

Bumble Inc. provides online dating and social networking platforms in North America, Europe, internationally. It owns and operates websites and applications that offers subscription and in-app purchases dating products. The company operates apps, including Bumble, a dating app built with women at the center, where women make the first move; Badoo, the web and mobile free-to-use dating app; Official app where users connect their profile with that of their partner enabling a shared, linked product experience; Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz Modes that have a format similar to the date mode requiring users to set up profiles and matching users through yes and no votes, similar to the dating platform; and Bumble for Friends, a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections, as well as Fruitz app is centered around encouraging honesty and transparency by sharing dating intentions from the first touch point. Bumble Inc. was founded in 2006 in and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About So-Young International

So-Young International Inc. operates an online platform for consumption healthcare services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers So-Young Mobile App that offers users medical aesthetic knowledge and experience to reach an informed medical aesthetic treatment decision and make reservations for treatment with medical professionals and medical aesthetic institutions; So-Young Beauty which provides similar interfaces and functions as the mobile app, as well as serves as additional access points to the platform; and medical aesthetic community content through its website soyoung.com. It provides content in various media formats on its online platform generated by users, including professional generated, content from in-house editorial team that shares opinions on specific new medical procedures and trends; user generated content comprising Beauty Diaries that provides details about medical institution, doctor, price, and other information on the treatment; professional user generated, contents from the medical aesthetic influencers; and doctor generated, content from doctors to generate knowledge. In addition, the company offers consumption healthcare services, including dermatology, dentistry and orthodontics, physical examinations, gynecology, and postnatal care; reservation services; and software as a service. Further, it engages in research and development, production, sales, and agency of laser and other optoelectronic medical beauty equipment; manufacture and sells light therapy device, surgical laser device and other equipment; internet information and technology advisory; online medical treatment and consultation; management consulting; internet culture; micro finance services, as well as sells cosmetics products. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.