Head-To-Head Review: ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) versus Its Rivals

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 companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional & 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. 9.9% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.26 billion	$124.20 million	-2.32
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	$13.27 billion	$3.52 billion	20.78

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for ZoomInfo Technologies and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	7	10	1	0	1.67
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	1437	5993	11526	441	2.57

ZoomInfo Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $5.93, indicating a potential upside of 37.54%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 37.54%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZoomInfo Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 1.84, suggesting that their average share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	-349.32%	-16.54%	4.26%

Summary

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

ZoomInfo Technologies Company Profile

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.