CMCM
Cheetah Mobile Inc.
CMCM offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has the edge over CMCM overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
CMCM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
CMCM's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
CMCM PE Valuation
CMCM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
CMCM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CMCM's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
VZ has the edge over CMCM on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
CMCM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$76.24 | +$41.87 |
| Q1 2026 | -$59.05 | +$84.04 |
| Q4 2025 | -$63.18 | +$91.17 |
| Q3 2025 | -$109.10 | -$5.40 |
| Q2 2025 | -$118.11 | +$14.85 |
| Q1 2025 | -$143.09 | -$5.32 |
| Q4 2024 | -$154.35 | -$0.83 |
| Q3 2024 | -$103.70 | +$67.16 |
CMCM is still losing money, but far less than before: $76.24 per share over the past year, against $188.19 at its worst in mid-2023.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over CMCM on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CMCM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $39.9M | -9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.9M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $46.3M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $43.1M | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.3M | +58% |
| Q1 2025 | $38.9M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.6M | +42% |
| Q3 2024 | $28.8M | +17% |
CMCM's revenue is growing: $40M last quarter, down 9.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -13% | -8.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -34% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | +39 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.8% | +38 points |
| Q1 2025 | -10% | +32 points |
| Q4 2024 | -23% | +14 points |
| Q3 2024 | -37% | -13 points |
CMCM's operating margin was −13% last quarter, down 8.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over CMCM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CMCM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | -$27.8M | -$27.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
CMCM's free cash flow was −$28M over the past year, against $0 the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over CMCM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CMCM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +765 shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +14.2K shares |
| 3 years | +7% | +40.7K shares |
| 5 years | +8.3% | +47.9K shares |
| Available history | +13% | +71.1K shares |
CMCM has 621,551 diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
CMCM hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over CMCM on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
CMCM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -168.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -159.4x | Net Cash |
CMCM has more cash than debt.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
CMCM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.9 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 18.7 | Oversold |
CMCM's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
CMCM PE vs Communication Services Sector
CMCM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
CMCM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.44 | 7.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.83 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.57 | 51% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.99 | 55% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.01 | 44% below |
CMCM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 44% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over CMCM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CMCM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.7 | $9.65 | -45% |
| 2021 | $9.65 | $6.20 | -36% |
| 2022 | $6.20 | $1.91 | -69% |
| 2023 | $1.91 | $2.28 | +19% |
| 2024 | $2.28 | $4.90 | +115% |
| 2025 | $4.90 | $6.34 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.34 | $2.25 | -65% |
CMCM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +115% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 65% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over CMCM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.