Reviewing Global Mofy Metaverse (NASDAQ:GMM) & Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU)

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and Global Mofy Metaverse (NASDAQ:GMM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Baidu and Global Mofy Metaverse, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baidu	0	10	6	0	2.38
Global Mofy Metaverse	0	0	0	0	0.00

Baidu presently has a consensus price target of $113.75, indicating a potential upside of 34.70%. Given Baidu’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baidu is more favorable than Global Mofy Metaverse.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Baidu and Global Mofy Metaverse”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baidu	$134.84 billion	0.22	$2.86 billion	$8.17	10.34
Global Mofy Metaverse	$33.99 million	0.30	$6.55 million	N/A	N/A

Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Global Mofy Metaverse.

Profitability

This table compares Baidu and Global Mofy Metaverse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baidu	15.82%	9.05%	5.71%
Global Mofy Metaverse	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Baidu has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Mofy Metaverse has a beta of -3.58, suggesting that its share price is 458% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.5% of Global Mofy Metaverse shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Baidu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Baidu beats Global Mofy Metaverse on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. engages in the provision of internet search services in China. It operates through two segments: Baidu Core and iQIYI. The company offers Baidu App to access search, feed, and other services using mobile devices; Baidu Search to access its search and other services; Baidu Feed that provides users with personalized timeline based on their demographics and interests; Baidu Health that helps users to find the doctor and hospital for healthcare needs; and Haokan, a short video app. It also provides Baidu Knows, an online community where users can ask questions to other users; Baidu Wiki; Baidu Experience; Baidu Post; ERNIE Bot, conversational AI bot; Baidu Wenku; Baidu Maps, a voice-enabled mobile app that provides travel-related services; Baidu Drive; Baijiahao; and DuerOS, a smart assistant platform. In addition, it offers online marketing services, which include pay for performance, an auction-based services that allow customers to bid for priority placement of paid sponsored links and reach users who search for information related to their products or services; other marketing services that include display-based marketing services and other online marketing services based on performance criteria other than cost per click; mobile ecosystem, a portfolio of apps, including Baidu App, Haokan, and Baidu Post; various cloud services and solutions, such as platform as a service, software as a service, and infrastructure as a service; self-driving services, including maps, automated valet parking, navigation pilot, electric vehicles, and robotaxi fleets, as well as Xiaodu smart devices. Further, the company provides iQIYI, an online entertainment service, including original and licensed content; other video content and membership; and online advertising services. It has strategic partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. The company was formerly known as Baidu.com, Inc. Baidu, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

About Global Mofy Metaverse

Global Mofy Metaverse Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides virtual content production, digital marketing, and digital assets development services for the metaverse industry in the People's Republic of China. It offers services for visual effect design, content development, production, and integration based on customers specific needs; and 3D rebuilt and artificial intelligence technologies using its Mofy Lab technology platform. The company also grants use right of digital assets for various applications, such as movies, TV series, AR/VR, animation, advertising, and gaming. Global The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.