Zoom Technologies (OTCMKTS:ZOOM) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) Financial Review

Zoom Technologies (OTCMKTS:ZOOM) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Zoom Technologies and Teledyne Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zoom Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Teledyne Technologies	0	4	3	1	2.62

Teledyne Technologies has a consensus target price of $721.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.81%. Given Teledyne Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Teledyne Technologies is more favorable than Zoom Technologies.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zoom Technologies and Teledyne Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zoom Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teledyne Technologies	$6.12 billion	4.64	$894.80 million	$20.71	29.58

Teledyne Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Zoom Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

Zoom Technologies has a beta of 92.23, meaning that its share price is 9,123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Zoom Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Zoom Technologies and Teledyne Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zoom Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teledyne Technologies	15.29%	10.56%	7.34%

Summary

Teledyne Technologies beats Zoom Technologies on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zoom Technologies

Zoom Technologies, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it distributed wireless communication products in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China.

About Teledyne Technologies

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets in the United States and internationally. Its Digital Imaging segment provides visible spectrum sensors and digital cameras; and infrared, ultraviolet, visible, and X-ray spectra; as well as micro electromechanical systems and semiconductors, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. This segment also offers cooled and uncooled infrared or thermal products, including sensors, camera cores, and camera systems; high-resolution, low-dose X-ray sensors, high-power microwave, and high-energy X-ray subsystems; and instruments for the measurement of physical properties and maritime products; as well as develops and manufactures multi-spectrum electro-optic/infrared imaging systems and associated products, such as lasers, optics, and radars, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive detectors), and unmanned air and ground systems. The company's Instrumentation segment offers monitoring, control, and electronic test and measurement equipment; and power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks. The company's Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment provides electronic components and subsystems, data acquisition and communications components and equipment, harsh environment interconnects, general aviation batteries, and other components; and onboard avionics systems and ground-based applications, aircraft data and connectivity solutions, hardware systems, and software applications. Its Engineered Systems segment offers systems engineering and integration, technology development, and manufacturing solutions for defense, space, environmental, and energy applications; and designs and manufactures electrochemical energy systems and electronics for military applications. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.