Analyzing Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) and Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN)

Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN) and Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Hayden Hall shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hayden Hall and Hello Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hello Group	$10.56 billion	0.09	$275.72 million	$0.78	8.10

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hayden Hall.

Profitability

This table compares Hayden Hall and Hello Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hello Group	11.98%	11.41%	7.51%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Hayden Hall and Hello Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hayden Hall	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hello Group	2	2	2	0	2.00

Hello Group has a consensus target price of $8.25, indicating a potential upside of 30.54%. Given Hello Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hello Group is more favorable than Hayden Hall.

Summary

Hello Group beats Hayden Hall on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hayden Hall

Hayden Hall, Inc. develops communications software solutions. The company offers convergent network mediation, OSS integration, network management, and electronic bonding solutions. Its solutions are used for protocol translation, data transformation, element and network management, OSS application integration, and OSS exchange services. Hayden Hall, Inc. was formerly known as Vertel Corporation and changed its name to Hayden Hall, Inc. in January 2009. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

About Hello Group

Hello Group Inc. provides mobile-based social and entertainment services in the People's Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Momo, Tantan, and QOOL. The company offers Momo, a mobile application that connects people and facilitates social interactions based on location, interests, and various online recreational activities, including live talent shows, short videos, social games, as well as other video- and audio-based interactive experiences, such as online parties, mobile karaoke and user participated reality shows; Tantan, a social and dating application; and other applications under the Hertz, Soulchill, Duidui, and Tietie names. The company also provides livestream services for various content and activities comprising talent shows, such as singing, dancing, and talk shows, as well as casual chatting, and other forms of interactions between broadcasters and viewers; value-added services; advertising and marketing services; and mobile games. The company was formerly known as Momo Inc. and changed its name to Hello Group Inc. in August 2021. Hello Group Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.