ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI – Get Free Report) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and Meta Platforms’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | 0.74% | 12.05% | 3.46% |
| Meta Platforms | 29.83% | 33.18% | 20.07% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Meta Platforms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and Meta Platforms”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | $1.21 billion | 1.10 | $107.30 million | $0.12 | 32.58 |
| Meta Platforms | $200.97 billion | 9.34 | $60.46 billion | $26.55 | 27.75 |
Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than ZoomInfo Technologies. Meta Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZoomInfo Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for ZoomInfo Technologies and Meta Platforms, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Meta Platforms | 0 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 2.91 |
ZoomInfo Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $5.19, indicating a potential upside of 32.67%. Meta Platforms has a consensus price target of $808.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than Meta Platforms.
Summary
Meta Platforms beats ZoomInfo Technologies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ZoomInfo Technologies
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., together with 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, including software, business services, manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, media and internet, transportation, education, hospitality, and real estate. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
About Meta Platforms
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California
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