Ziff Davis (ZD) Competitors $29.53 -1.22 (-3.97%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ZD vs. SPSC, YELP, CMPR, LQDT, QNST, OPEN, ANGI, TTGT, BCOV, and TZOOShould you be buying Ziff Davis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ziff Davis include SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Cimpress (CMPR), Liquidity Services (LQDT), QuinStreet (QNST), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Angi (ANGI), TechTarget (TTGT), Brightcove (BCOV), and Travelzoo (TZOO). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Ziff Davis vs. SPS Commerce Yelp Cimpress Liquidity Services QuinStreet Opendoor Technologies Angi TechTarget Brightcove Travelzoo SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) and Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking. Which has better valuation and earnings, SPSC or ZD? SPS Commerce has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSPS Commerce$637.77M8.56$77.05M$2.1467.06Ziff Davis$1.40B0.90$41.50M$1.3222.37 Which has more risk & volatility, SPSC or ZD? SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ziff Davis has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SPSC or ZD? In the previous week, SPS Commerce had 20 more articles in the media than Ziff Davis. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for SPS Commerce and 17 mentions for Ziff Davis. SPS Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Ziff Davis' score of 0.29 indicating that SPS Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SPS Commerce 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ziff Davis 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is SPSC or ZD more profitable? SPS Commerce has a net margin of 12.08% compared to Ziff Davis' net margin of 4.52%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 13.98% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SPS Commerce12.08% 12.27% 10.10% Ziff Davis 4.52%13.98%7.26% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPSC or ZD? SPS Commerce received 237 more outperform votes than Ziff Davis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.55% of users gave SPS Commerce an outperform vote while only 65.28% of users gave Ziff Davis an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSPS CommerceOutperform Votes64573.55% Underperform Votes23226.45% Ziff DavisOutperform Votes40865.28% Underperform Votes21734.72% Do analysts rate SPSC or ZD? SPS Commerce currently has a consensus price target of $198.11, suggesting a potential upside of 38.05%. Ziff Davis has a consensus price target of $58.33, suggesting a potential upside of 97.54%. Given Ziff Davis' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ziff Davis is more favorable than SPS Commerce.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SPS Commerce 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Ziff Davis 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SPSC or ZD? 99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySPS Commerce beats Ziff Davis on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ziff Davis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ZD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZiff DavisTelegraph & other communications IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.27B$503.58M$23.05B$7.82BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.98%4.22%P/E Ratio25.0325.0342.1318.48Price / Sales0.907,944.552,076.99103.91Price / Cash4.067.7334.7234.62Price / Book0.720.856.134.25Net Income$41.50M$12.52M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance-3.02%1.93%3.57%3.29%1 Month Performance-22.60%-32.14%2.07%2.42%1 Year Performance-41.07%-5.90%52,586.99%5.54% Ziff Davis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZDZiff Davis4.0171 of 5 stars$29.53-4.0%$58.33+97.5%-41.1%$1.27B$1.40B25.034,900Upcoming EarningsGap DownSPSCSPS Commerce3.8741 of 5 stars$126.99-1.6%$199.89+57.4%-17.5%$4.83B$637.77M62.252,220Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionYELPYelp3.4956 of 5 stars$32.59-1.4%$36.33+11.5%-12.9%$2.12B$1.41B16.974,900Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageCMPRCimpress4.7543 of 5 stars$41.42-1.6%$103.00+148.7%-50.7%$1.04B$3.36B6.8616,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageLQDTLiquidity Services1.937 of 5 stars$30.18-2.6%$38.50+27.6%+84.1%$936.76M$414.32M40.24740Upcoming EarningsInsider TradePositive NewsQNSTQuinStreet3.0627 of 5 stars$15.88-1.2%$29.80+87.7%-3.2%$896.73M$928.72M-72.18790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsOPENOpendoor Technologies3.9881 of 5 stars$0.93-2.2%$1.55+66.2%-61.9%$674.90M$5.15B-1.732,570Upcoming EarningsGap DownANGIAngi2.177 of 5 stars$12.00+3.4%$28.25+135.4%-45.7%$596.72M$1.19B150.024,600Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTTGTTechTarget3.755 of 5 stars$7.12-12.7%$26.29+269.2%-71.0%$208.15M$257.41M-16.951,000Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeBCOVBrightcove0.5101 of 5 stars$4.45flat$3.98-10.7%N/A$202.12M$201.19M-21.19720Upcoming EarningsTZOOTravelzoo4.0737 of 5 stars$12.50+4.1%$25.00+100.0%+55.7%$140.56M$83.90M11.68210Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SPS Commerce Alternatives Yelp Alternatives Cimpress Alternatives Liquidity Services Alternatives QuinStreet Alternatives Opendoor Technologies Alternatives Angi Alternatives TechTarget Alternatives Brightcove Alternatives Travelzoo Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ZD) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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