CAST vs IQ vs FENG Stock Comparison

FreeCast, iQIYI and Phoenix New Media Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.36 +16.2% 1M
Market cap
$63.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.83 -16.2% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$800.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
FENG Phoenix New Media Ltd
$1.41 0.0% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.94M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.50M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Phoenix New Media leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Phoenix New Media 6, iQIYI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTIQFENGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.80M $800.88M $16.94M IQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x -3.0x 5.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 1.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.2% +17.9% FENG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% -3.2% 2.5% FENG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -64.7% -40.3% FENG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -36.9%/yr -30.1%/yr FENG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 280.2% 50.6% 36.8% FENG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 30/100 77/100 FENG

Percentile Scorecard

CASTIQFENG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCASTIQFENG
Valuation 1 #164 of 166 70 #50 of 166 99 #3 of 166
Growth – 0 #153 of 153 91 #14 of 153
Profitability 6 #144 of 153 31 #106 of 153 43 #88 of 153
Financial Health 25 #134 of 179 19 #145 of 179 76 #44 of 179
Shareholder Returns 6 #86 of 91 – –
Overall 10 30 77
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IQ ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FENG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCASTIQFENGSPY
1 month +16.2%-16.2%0.0% +0.7%
3 months +3.0%-35.2%-4.7% +3.7%
6 months -34.9%-29.7%-17.5% +7.1%
Year to date —-56.8%-15.6% +12.8%
1 year —-64.7%-40.3% +11.9%
3 years —-82.8%+12.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-44.4%+4.1% +22.8%
5 years —-90.0%-83.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-36.9%-30.1% +10.9%
10 years ——-93.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-24.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCASTIQFENGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 280.2%50.6%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%52.9%43.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.271.240.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.28-1.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-90.9%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.2%-64.7%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $9.84$2.35$2.36 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$0.83$1.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCASTIQFENG
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 16.7x -3.0xmedian 16.7x 5.8xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 10.5x 12.1xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.39 0.08median 0.39 0.12median 0.39

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCASTIQFENG
Revenue $729.33K $3.71B $118.50M
Gross profit $577.20K $665.38M $63.62M
Operating income -$12.92M -$57.57M -$3.49M
Net income -$13.36M -$89.99M $4.10M
Free cash flow -$10.49M $66.12M –
R&D – $233.12M $8.68M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.05 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $471.90M $74.01M
Total debt $10.11M $3.74B –
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 2.36B 12.01M
Enterprise value $53.78M -$1.58B -$558.15M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCASTIQFENG
P/E -4.0x -3.0x 5.8x
P/FCF -6.1x 12.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -6.1x 17.4x –
P/S 87.5x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 28.3x 0.4x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 28.3x 0.4x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA -4.5x – –
EV/EBIT -4.5x -21.5x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 80.3x 0.3x -1.1x
EV/FCF -5.6x 18.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -5.6x 26.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTIQFENG
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.2% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -24.2% 46.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% 23.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -150.6% 61.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.2% 38.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -239.9% 144.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -39.2% 58.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -1,091% 135.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% 46.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -69.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -57.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -46.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTIQFENG
Gross margin 79.1% 17.9% 53.7%
EBITDA margin -1,769% – –
Operating margin -1,772% -1.6% -2.9%
Pretax margin -1,834% -2.1% 4.1%
Net margin -1,832% -3.2% 2.5%
FCF margin -1,438% 1.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% 1.2% –
Return on equity – -4.8% 2.6%
Return on assets -243.0% -1.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% –
Return on capital employed – -1.6% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTIQFENG
Debt / assets 37.2% 15.6% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 72.3% 32.0%
Equity / assets 22.8% 27.7% 68.0%
Interest coverage – -0.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.4x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x 2.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 2.1x
Altman Z-score -30.13 -1.06 0.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTIQFENG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -15.2% – –
Shareholder yield -15.2% – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCASTIQFENG
Forward P/E – – 1.4xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $-0.07FY2026 $0.98FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – -275.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – – -345.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 $3.56BFY2026 $194.02MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 -8.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% +3.7% -24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTIQFENG
Held by institutions – 26.0% 1.5%
Institutions holding – 128 6
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.6% -2.1%
Institutions buying – 57 1
Institutions selling – 40 3
Buyers to sellers – 1.43 0.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CASTIQFENG
CAST 1.00 0.01 -0.15
IQ 0.01 1.00 -0.03
FENG -0.15 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, IQ and FENG?

iQIYI (IQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $63.80M, iQIYI (IQ) $800.88M, Phoenix New Media (FENG) $16.94M.

Which company is growing faster?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phoenix New Media (FENG) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phoenix New Media (FENG) returned the most: iQIYI (IQ) -64.7%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -40.3%. Over five years, Phoenix New Media (FENG) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.9%/yr, Phoenix New Media (FENG) -30.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phoenix New Media (FENG) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 280.2%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.6%, Phoenix New Media (FENG) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAST, IQ and FENG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phoenix New Media (FENG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.