TTGT vs. ZD, QNST, LQDT, ANGI, TZOO, DHX, MCHX, LPSN, MOVE, and META
Should you be buying TechTarget stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TechTarget include Ziff Davis (ZD), QuinStreet (QNST), Liquidity Services (LQDT), Angi (ANGI), Travelzoo (TZOO), DHI Group (DHX), Marchex (MCHX), LivePerson (LPSN), Movano (MOVE), and Meta Platforms (META). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
TechTarget vs. Its Competitors
TechTarget (NASDAQ:TTGT) and Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) are both small-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.
In the previous week, Ziff Davis had 1 more articles in the media than TechTarget. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ziff Davis and 6 mentions for TechTarget. Ziff Davis' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat TechTarget's score of 0.00 indicating that Ziff Davis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
TechTarget has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ziff Davis has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
93.5% of TechTarget shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TechTarget shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Ziff Davis has higher revenue and earnings than TechTarget. TechTarget is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ziff Davis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TechTarget currently has a consensus target price of $16.40, indicating a potential upside of 194.17%. Ziff Davis has a consensus target price of $38.83, indicating a potential upside of 5.60%. Given TechTarget's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TechTarget is more favorable than Ziff Davis.
Ziff Davis has a net margin of 4.57% compared to TechTarget's net margin of -252.96%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 13.91% beat TechTarget's return on equity.
Summary
Ziff Davis beats TechTarget on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TTGT) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff