GDHG vs IQ vs MSC Stock Comparison

Golden Heaven Group Holdings, iQIYI and Studio City International Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQ iQIYI, Inc.
$0.88 -13.7% 1M -59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$849.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

iQIYI leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (iQIYI 5, Studio City International Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGDHGIQMSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91M $849.12M $148.29M IQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -3.2x -3.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 5.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.2% +0.7% MSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.2% -6.5% IQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% 8.8% MSC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.0% -59.6% -81.4% IQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -36.8%/yr -38.0%/yr IQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.8% 50.7% 108.9% IQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 30/100 64/100 MSC

Percentile Scorecard

GDHGIQMSC

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

AxisGDHGIQMSC
Valuation – 72 #26 of 90 84 #4 of 20
Growth – 0 #75 of 75 69 #6 of 17
Profitability – 28 #54 of 75 44 #10 of 17
Financial Health 96 #2 of 24 18 #81 of 99 60 #9 of 21
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 30 64
  • GDHG ranked among 24 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • IQ ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MSC ranked among 22 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGDHGIQMSCSPY
1 month -0.9%-13.7%-23.8% -0.8%
3 months -19.0%-28.5%-56.0% +3.5%
6 months -34.3%-20.7%-69.4% +7.0%
Year to date -39.8%-54.2%-78.3% +12.2%
1 year -78.0%-59.6%-81.4% +13.0%
3 years -100.0%-81.7%-84.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -98.3%-43.2%-46.1% +23.1%
5 years —-89.9%-90.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-36.8%-38.0% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureGDHGIQMSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.8%50.7%108.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.6%52.9%124.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.26-1.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-1.18-0.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-90.5%-91.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.4%-62.6%-82.3% -1.8%
52-week high $4.67$2.35$4.36 $779.14
52-week low $1.05$0.86$0.77 $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.

MultipleGDHGIQMSC
P/E now vs peer median —median 17.1x -3.2xmedian 17.9x -3.3xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.3x 0.2xmedian 1.7x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.9x —median 11.8x -0.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.8x 12.8xmedian 10.1x 1.2xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.21 0.08median 0.38 -0.07median 0.38

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 monthsGDHGIQMSC
Revenue – $3.71B $684.09M
Gross profit – $665.38M $596.35M
Operating income – -$57.57M $76.15M
Net income – -$89.99M -$55.45M
Free cash flow – $66.12M $124.87M
R&D – $233.12M –
EPS (diluted) – $-0.05 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $155.88M $471.90M $106.14M
Total debt – $3.74B $14.51M
Shares (diluted) 793.81K 2.36B 192.59M
Enterprise value -$326.57M -$1.53B -$246.62M

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
MetricGDHGIQMSC
P/E – -3.2x -3.3x
P/FCF – 12.8x 1.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.4x 0.7x
P/S – 0.2x 0.2x
P/B 0.0x 0.5x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.4x
EV/EBIT – -22.3x 0.7x
EV/Revenue – 0.3x 0.1x
EV/FCF – 19.5x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.9x 0.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 -0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDHGIQMSC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.2% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 57.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -24.2% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% 90.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -150.6% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.2% 34.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -239.9% 22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -39.2% 42.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -1,091% 32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% 45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -69.5% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -52.2% 53.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -57.7% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -46.4% 75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDHGIQMSC
Gross margin – 17.9% 87.2%
EBITDA margin – – -19.0%
Operating margin – -1.6% 11.1%
Pretax margin – -2.1% -7.0%
Net margin – -3.2% -6.5%
FCF margin – 1.8% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.2% 31.2%
Return on equity – -4.8% -10.1%
Return on assets – -1.3% -2.0%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% 8.8%
Return on capital employed – -1.6% 3.0%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.5x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDHGIQMSC
Debt / assets – 15.6% 0.5%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 15.8x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 72.3% 80.1%
Equity / assets 76.4% 27.7% 19.9%
Interest coverage – -0.5x 0.6x
Current ratio 3.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – -1.06 -0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDHGIQMSC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusGDHGIQMSC
Forward P/E – – 5.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.07FY2026 $0.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -275.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.56BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -8.8%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDHGIQMSC
Held by institutions – 26.0% 22.7%
Institutions holding – 128 12
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.6% 0.0%
Institutions buying – 57 2
Institutions selling – 40 2
Buyers to sellers – 1.43 1.00

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.

GDHGIQMSC
GDHG 1.00 0.03 0.08
IQ 0.03 1.00 -0.12
MSC 0.08 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GDHG, IQ and MSC?

iQIYI (IQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Golden Heaven Group Holdings (GDHG) $2.91M, iQIYI (IQ) $849.12M, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $148.29M.

Which company is growing faster?

Studio City International Holdings (MSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

iQIYI (IQ) has the highest net margin (iQIYI (IQ) -3.2%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) leads (iQIYI (IQ) -0.8%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year iQIYI (IQ) returned the most: Golden Heaven Group Holdings (GDHG) -78.0%, iQIYI (IQ) -59.6%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.4%. Over five years, iQIYI (IQ) compounded fastest (iQIYI (IQ) -36.8%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -38.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, iQIYI (IQ) has been the steadiest (Golden Heaven Group Holdings (GDHG) 95.8%, iQIYI (IQ) 50.7%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GDHG, IQ and MSC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, iQIYI (IQ) leads on 5. 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.