Frontdoor (FTDR) Competitors

Frontdoor (NASDAQ:FTDR) and Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FTDR or Z?

71.0% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Frontdoor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Zillow Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, FTDR or Z?

Frontdoor has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zillow Group has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FTDR or Z?

In the previous week, Zillow Group had 1 more articles in the media than Frontdoor. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Zillow Group and 11 mentions for Frontdoor. Frontdoor's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Zillow Group's score of 0.80 indicating that Frontdoor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Frontdoor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zillow Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FTDR or Z more profitable?

Frontdoor has a net margin of 13.07% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of -2.60%. Frontdoor's return on equity of 125.21% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frontdoor	13.07%	125.21%	15.65%
Zillow Group	-2.60%	-1.26%	-1.04%

Do analysts recommend FTDR or Z?

Frontdoor currently has a consensus target price of $59.75, suggesting a potential downside of 12.83%. Zillow Group has a consensus target price of $90.38, suggesting a potential upside of 13.36%. Given Zillow Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than Frontdoor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frontdoor	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Zillow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has better valuation and earnings, FTDR or Z?

Frontdoor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zillow Group. Zillow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontdoor, 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
Frontdoor	$1.84B	2.71	$235M	$3.39	20.22
Zillow Group	$2.24B	8.64	-$112M	-$0.26	-306.64

Summary

Frontdoor and Zillow Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.