Better Buy: iQiyi vs. Match Group

iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) and Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) operate in different countries and industries, but have attracted some of the same investors. iQiyi owns one of the largest streaming video platforms in China, while Match owns Tinder and other popular dating apps and is based in the U.S. I compared these two stocks twice last year, once in April and again in August.

I declared Match the better buy both times, since it generated stronger revenue growth, was firmly profitable, and led its core market. iQiyi's growth was decelerating, it remained unprofitable, and it faced tough competition from Tencent Video and Alibaba's Youku Tudou in China's streaming video market.

The market agreed with me. iQiyi's stock slipped more than 20% over the past 12 months as Match's stock more than doubled. But as investors should know, past performance never guarantees what's going to happen in the future. So let's examine both stocks to see if Match is still the better buy.

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