Ziff Davis (ZD) Competitors

SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) and Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) are both internet software & services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SPSC or ZD?

99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ziff Davis shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SPSC or ZD more profitable?

SPS Commerce has a net margin of 12.13% compared to Ziff Davis' net margin of 5.41%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 13.89% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPS Commerce	12.13%	12.37%	10.23%
Ziff Davis	5.41%	13.89%	7.04%

Does the media refer more to SPSC or ZD?

In the previous week, SPS Commerce had 3 more articles in the media than Ziff Davis. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SPS Commerce and 3 mentions for Ziff Davis. SPS Commerce's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Ziff Davis' score of 1.08 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ziff Davis	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SPSC or ZD?

SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ziff Davis has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SPS Commerce	$637.77M	7.84	$77.05M	$2.14	61.56
Ziff Davis	$1.42B	0.97	$63.05M	$1.65	19.81

Do analysts prefer SPSC or ZD?

SPS Commerce presently has a consensus target price of $192.56, suggesting a potential upside of 46.17%. Ziff Davis has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.82%. Given SPS Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SPS Commerce is more favorable than Ziff Davis.

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)	2.60
Ziff Davis	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

SPS Commerce beats Ziff Davis on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.