Head-To-Head Analysis: Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) & Creatd (NASDAQ:CRTDW)

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) and Creatd (NASDAQ:CRTDW) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Autohome and Creatd, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autohome	0	2	0	1	2.67
Creatd	0	0	0	0	N/A

Autohome presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.50%. Given Autohome’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Autohome is more favorable than Creatd.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Autohome and Creatd”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Autohome	$7.30 billion	0.56	$286.40 million	$2.11	15.34
Creatd	$5.56 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Autohome has higher revenue and earnings than Creatd.

Profitability

This table compares Autohome and Creatd’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autohome	25.81%	8.19%	6.35%
Creatd	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.1% of Autohome shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Autohome shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Autohome beats Creatd on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Autohome

Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People’s Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. The company offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About Creatd

Creatd, Inc., a technology company, provides economic opportunities for creators in the United States. It operates in four segments: Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios. The company's flagship product is Vocal that delivers a digital publishing platform organized into niche-communities capable of hosting various rich media content. Its Vocal platform enhances the visibility of content and maximizes viewership; and provides advertisers access to target markets that closely match its interests. The company also offers Vocal for Brands, a content marketing that fosters relationships between brands and creators through its suite of agency services; Seller's Choice, performance marketing initiatives; and WHE Agency, an influencer marketing. In addition, it builds, develops, and scales e-commerce brands, such as Camp and Dune Glow Remedy. Further, the company's Creatd studios elevates creators to develop their content for television, film, prints, and podcasts. It serves businesses and consumers. The company was formerly known as Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Creatd Inc. in September 2020. Creatd, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.