ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ZoomInfo Technologies and CrowdStrike, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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ZoomInfo Technologies | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2.78 |
CrowdStrike | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2.84 |
ZoomInfo Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $60.5556, suggesting a potential upside of 26.18%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $232.8077, suggesting a potential upside of 11.24%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than CrowdStrike.
Profitability
This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and CrowdStrike's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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ZoomInfo Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CrowdStrike | -13.40% | -12.79% | -6.31% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and CrowdStrike's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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ZoomInfo Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CrowdStrike | $481.41 million | 97.40 | $-141,780,000.00 | ($0.97) | -215.92 |
ZoomInfo Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CrowdStrike.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
60.0% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by company 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.
Summary
CrowdStrike beats ZoomInfo Technologies on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.