Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) Vs. SNAP, BIDU, INFO, TTD, APP, TWTR, YNDX, PINS, FDS, and GDS
Should you be buying Zoom Video Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zoom Video Communications include Snap (SNAP), Baidu (BIDU), IHS Markit (INFO), Trade Desk (TTD), AppLovin (APP), Twitter (TWTR), Yandex (YNDX), Pinterest (PINS), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), and GDS (GDS). These companies are all part of the "computer programming, data processing, & other computer related" industry.
Zoom Video Communications vs.
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
Baidu received 1271 more outperform votes than Zoom Video Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.42% of users gave Baidu an outperform vote while only 64.39% of users gave Zoom Video Communications an outperform vote.
Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Zoom Video Communications. Baidu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zoom Video Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
46.5% of Zoom Video Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Baidu shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Zoom Video Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Zoom Video Communications has a net margin of 27.58% compared to Baidu's net margin of 10.93%. Zoom Video Communications' return on equity of 29.83% beat Baidu's return on equity.
Zoom Video Communications has a beta of -1.28, meaning that its stock price is 228% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Zoom Video Communications presently has a consensus target price of $322.57, indicating a potential upside of 75.39%. Baidu has a consensus target price of $280.94, indicating a potential upside of 104.49%. Given Baidu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baidu is more favorable than Zoom Video Communications.
In the previous week, Zoom Video Communications had 16 more articles in the media than Baidu. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Zoom Video Communications and 6 mentions for Baidu. Baidu's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Zoom Video Communications' score of 0.22 indicating that Baidu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Baidu beats Zoom Video Communications on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ZM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) vs. Its Competitors
Zoom Video Communications Competitors List
