Reviewing ZoomInfo Technologies (GTM) & Its Competitors

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

Institutional & Insider 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	-349.35%	-22.60%	4.06%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.25 billion	$124.20 million	-1.78
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	$12.05 billion	$3.48 billion	18.43

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 recent ratings for ZoomInfo Technologies and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	6	10	2	0	1.78
ZoomInfo Technologies Competitors	1445	6024	11556	441	2.56

ZoomInfo Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $5.32, indicating a potential upside of 52.10%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 33.99%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 1.84, meaning that their average share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZoomInfo Technologies competitors beat ZoomInfo Technologies on 8 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.