Urgent.ly (NASDAQ:ULY – Get Free Report) and Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Sohu.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Sohu.com shares are owned by company 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Urgent.ly and Sohu.com, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Urgent.ly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sohu.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Urgent.ly and Sohu.com”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Urgent.ly | $165.73 million | 0.05 | $74.73 million | ($216.90) | 0.00 |
| Sohu.com | $578.27 million | 0.82 | -$30.38 million | ($1.12) | -12.79 |
Urgent.ly has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sohu.com. Sohu.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urgent.ly, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Urgent.ly and Sohu.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Urgent.ly | 44.78% | N/A | -91.23% |
| Sohu.com | -9.00% | -7.34% | -4.09% |
About Urgent.ly
Urgent.ly Inc. offers mobility assistance software platform for roadside assistance in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its services include car lockout, tire changes, towing, stuck in ditch and winch services, motorcycle towing, electric vehicle towing, jump start, and gas delivery. The company's software platform combines location-based services, real-time data, AI and machine-to-machine communication to provide roadside assistance solutions. It serves automotive, insurance, telematics, and other transportation-focused verticals. Urgent.ly Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.
About Sohu.com
Sohu.com Limited engages in the provision of online media, video, and game products and services on personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices in China. It operates through two segments: Sohu and Changyou. The company offers online news, information, and content services through the mobile phone application Sohu News APP, mobile portal m.sohu.com, and www.sohu.com for PCs; and online video content and services through mobile phone application Sohu Video APP and tv.sohu.com, as well as ifox, a video application for PC. It also operates Focus (www.focus.cn), which provides online real estate information and services; and 17173.com website, which provides news, electronic forums, online videos, and other online game information services to game players, as well as offers mobile game distribution services. In addition, the company offers interactive online games for PCs and mobile devices. Further, it provides paid subscription and interactive broadcasting services. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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