Head to Head Review: ZoomInfo Technologies (ZI) vs. The Competition

ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) is one of 192 public companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare ZoomInfo Technologies to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ZoomInfo Technologies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	2	2	1	0	1.80
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	1433	5959	11468	438	2.57

ZoomInfo Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $5.19, suggesting a potential upside of 21.49%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 36.14%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.21 billion	$107.30 million	35.58
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	$336.23 million	$16.64 million	22.01

ZoomInfo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. ZoomInfo Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZoomInfo Technologies	0.74%	12.05%	3.46%
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	-6.45%	-3.88%	4.65%

Volatility and Risk

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 1.08, indicating that their average stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZoomInfo Technologies rivals beat ZoomInfo Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

ZoomInfo Technologies Company Profile

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides go-to-market intelligence and engagement platform for sales and marketing teams in the United States and internationally. The company's cloud-based platform provides information on organizations and professionals to help users identify target customers and decision makers, obtain continually updated predictive lead and company scoring, monitor buying signals and other attributes of target companies, craft messages, engage through automated sales tools, and track progress through the deal cycle. It serves enterprises, mid-market companies, and down to small businesses that operate in various industry, including software, business services, manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, media and internet, transportation, education, hospitality, and real estate. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.