People vs Weibo
PPLI and WB side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PPLI and WB compare
People grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.8% versus 0.14% for Weibo).
Weibo keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 25.6% compared with −13.8% at People.
Weibo scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for People), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PPLI | WB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | – |
| Share price | $43.79 | $6.28 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.8% | −41.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −66.0% | −85.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 5,156 | 5,651 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.4× | – |
| P/B | 0.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 23.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | – |
| Fair value | $91.61 | – |
| Margin of safety | 52.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.8% (better) | 0.14% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.8% | 0.78% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 49.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 46.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 66.7% | 76.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | −5.9% | 26.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −13.8% | 25.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.8% | 27.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −7.2% | 12.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −2.3% | 26.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.32 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.3× | 5.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 4.01 (better) | 3.39 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.26 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 43.6% |
| Buyback yield | 4.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.6% | 19.5% |
| Held by insiders | 19.6% | 37.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$279K | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.6% | – |
Go deeper
- PPLI stock overview
- PPLI income statement
- PPLI valuation and score
- WB stock overview
- WB income statement
- WB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.