ZoomInfo Technologies (ZI) Competitors

ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) and Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to ZI or QLYS?

In the previous week, Qualys had 6 more articles in the media than ZoomInfo Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Qualys and 5 mentions for ZoomInfo Technologies. ZoomInfo Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Qualys' score of 0.75 indicating that ZoomInfo Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ZoomInfo Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Qualys	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ZI or QLYS?

ZoomInfo Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $21.43, indicating a potential upside of 36.29%. Qualys has a consensus price target of $154.57, indicating a potential downside of 8.94%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than Qualys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Qualys	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZI or QLYS?

Qualys received 389 more outperform votes than ZoomInfo Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.95% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote while only 55.16% of users gave ZoomInfo Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ZoomInfo Technologies	Outperform Votes 123 55.16%	Underperform Votes 100 44.84%
Qualys	Outperform Votes 512 59.95%	Underperform Votes 342 40.05%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ZI or QLYS?

95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Qualys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ZI or QLYS?

Qualys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ZoomInfo Technologies. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZoomInfo Technologies, 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
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.24B	4.92	$107.30M	$0.27	59.52
Qualys	$554.46M	11.44	$151.60M	$4.04	42.46

Which has more volatility & risk, ZI or QLYS?

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZI or QLYS more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 27.34% compared to ZoomInfo Technologies' net margin of 8.66%. Qualys' return on equity of 49.06% beat ZoomInfo Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZoomInfo Technologies	8.66%	11.25%	3.59%
Qualys	27.34%	49.06%	20.56%

Summary

Qualys beats ZoomInfo Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.