JOYY (NASDAQ:JOYY – Get Free Report) is one of 192 public companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare JOYY to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Dividends
JOYY pays an annual dividend of $5.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. JOYY pays out 142.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 17.6% and pay out 4.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. JOYY lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for JOYY and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JOYY | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
| JOYY Competitors | 1399 | 5920 | 11330 | 428 | 2.57 |
Profitability
This table compares JOYY and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JOYY | 9.64% | 3.28% | 2.85% |
| JOYY Competitors | -350.00% | -11.83% | 4.11% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
36.8% of JOYY shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of JOYY shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares JOYY and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JOYY | $2.12 billion | $2.10 billion | 17.85 |
| JOYY Competitors | $12.32 billion | $3.48 billion | 23.28 |
JOYY’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than JOYY. JOYY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Volatility and Risk
JOYY has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOYY’s peers have a beta of 1.59, indicating that their average stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
JOYY peers beat JOYY on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About JOYY
JOYY Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates social media platforms that offer users engaging and experience across various video and audio-based social platforms. The company operates Bigo Live, a live streaming platform that allows users to live stream specific moments, such as live talk with other users, make video calls, and watch trend videos; Likee, a short-form video social platform that focuses on enabling users to create short-form video; Hago, a casual game-oriented social platform; and imo, a chat and instant messaging application with functions, including video calls, text messages, and photo and video sharing. It operates in the People’s Republic of China, the United States, the Great Britain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia and others. The company was formerly known as YY Inc. and changed its name to JOYY Inc. in December 2019. JOYY Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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