How Do Weibo’s Valuations Look Compared to Peers?
Weibo (WB), considered to be the “Twitter of China,” surpassed Twitter’s user base (TWTR) in May 2017. The company’s competitors for user traffic, content, and social networking services and messenger include Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu, NetEase, and Facebook. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ ended in the red amid US-China trade war concerns on September 6. The NASDAQ Composite has gained 14.8% YTD and has a PE ratio of 25.5x. Let’s investigate the valuations of Weibo and its peers as of September 6.