Head-To-Head Comparison: ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) & The Competition

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZoomInfo Technologies	-43.01%	20.16%	4.33%
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	-349.38%	-23.09%	4.03%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.25 billion	$124.20 million	-2.29
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	$13.72 billion	$3.48 billion	22.34

ZoomInfo Technologies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ZoomInfo Technologies. ZoomInfo Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 1.88, suggesting that their average stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ZoomInfo Technologies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	6	10	2	0	1.78
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	1438	6006	11541	441	2.57

ZoomInfo Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $5.53, suggesting a potential upside of 29.80%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 32.39%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

ZoomInfo Technologies competitors beat ZoomInfo Technologies on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About ZoomInfo Technologies

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., through 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 verticals, including software, business services, manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, media and internet, transportation, education, hospitality, and real estate. ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.