EverQuote (EVER) Competitors

Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ZETA or EVER?

EverQuote has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zeta Global. Zeta Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zeta Global	$1.01B	2.71	-$187.48M	-$0.42	-27.28
EverQuote	$500.19M	1.63	-$51.29M	$0.86	26.52

Does the media prefer ZETA or EVER?

In the previous week, Zeta Global had 12 more articles in the media than EverQuote. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Zeta Global and 9 mentions for EverQuote. EverQuote's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Zeta Global's score of 0.63 indicating that EverQuote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zeta Global	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EverQuote	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ZETA or EVER?

Zeta Global received 41 more outperform votes than EverQuote when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.61% of users gave EverQuote an outperform vote while only 67.14% of users gave Zeta Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zeta Global	Outperform Votes 94 67.14%	Underperform Votes 46 32.86%
EverQuote	Outperform Votes 53 73.61%	Underperform Votes 19 26.39%

Do analysts rate ZETA or EVER?

Zeta Global presently has a consensus target price of $34.36, indicating a potential upside of 199.85%. EverQuote has a consensus target price of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 41.75%. Given Zeta Global's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Zeta Global is more favorable than EverQuote.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zeta Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ZETA or EVER?

87.8% of Zeta Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 25.5% of Zeta Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of EverQuote shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ZETA or EVER more profitable?

EverQuote has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Zeta Global's net margin of -13.35%. EverQuote's return on equity of 13.94% beat Zeta Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zeta Global	-13.35%	-45.22%	-18.84%
EverQuote	3.31%	13.94%	9.24%

Which has more risk and volatility, ZETA or EVER?

Zeta Global has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EverQuote beats Zeta Global on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.