EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER – Get Free Report) and ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:GTM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares EverQuote and ZoomInfo Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| EverQuote | 15.16% | 50.29% | 36.69% |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | -43.01% | 20.16% | 4.33% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.5% of EverQuote shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of EverQuote shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares 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.
Volatility & Risk
EverQuote has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for EverQuote and ZoomInfo Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| EverQuote | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.75 |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
EverQuote currently has a consensus price target of $28.17, indicating a potential upside of 24.03%. ZoomInfo Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.93, indicating a potential upside of 44.76%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than EverQuote.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares EverQuote and ZoomInfo Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| EverQuote | $692.52 million | 1.18 | $99.31 million | $3.08 | 7.37 |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | $1.25 billion | 0.95 | $124.20 million | ($1.86) | -2.20 |
ZoomInfo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than EverQuote. ZoomInfo Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
EverQuote beats ZoomInfo Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About EverQuote
EverQuote, Inc. operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc., and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc. in November 2014. EverQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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.
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