Financial Survey: Viva Entertainment Group (OTCMKTS:OTTV) versus Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG)

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) and Viva Entertainment Group (OTCMKTS:OTTV) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Zillow Group and Viva Entertainment Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zillow Group	1	13	11	0	2.40
Viva Entertainment Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Zillow Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.86, suggesting a potential upside of 58.64%. Given Zillow Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than Viva Entertainment Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zillow Group and Viva Entertainment Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zillow Group	$2.58 billion	3.01	$23.00 million	$0.25	135.80
Viva Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Zillow Group has higher revenue and earnings than Viva Entertainment Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

20.3% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Zillow Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Zillow Group and Viva Entertainment Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zillow Group	1.96%	2.32%	1.97%
Viva Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Zillow Group beats Viva Entertainment Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zillow Group

Zillow Group, Inc. operates real estate brands in mobile applications and Websites in the United States. The company offers premier agent and rentals marketplaces, new construction marketplaces, advertising, display advertising, and business technology solutions, as well as dotloop and floor plans. It also provides mortgage originations and the sale of mortgages, and advertising to mortgage lenders and other mortgage professionals; and title and escrow services. In addition, the company's brand portfolio includes Zillow Premier Agent, Zillow Home Loans, Zillow Rentals, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, and Out East; and a suite of marketing software and technology solutions for the real estate industry, including ShowingTime+, Spruce, and Follow Up Boss. Zillow Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About Viva Entertainment Group

Viva Entertainment Group Inc. develops and markets Internet protocol television over the top application for connected TV's, desktop computers, tablets, and smart phones. The company is based in Briarwood, New York.