ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) vs. Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Financial Survey

ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and Pinterest”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.21 billion	1.05	$107.30 million	$0.12	31.00
Pinterest	$4.22 billion	2.49	$416.86 million	$0.34	55.21

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than ZoomInfo Technologies. ZoomInfo Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ZoomInfo Technologies and Pinterest, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	2	2	1	0	1.80
Pinterest	0	19	18	0	2.49

ZoomInfo Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.85%. Pinterest has a consensus target price of $27.90, indicating a potential upside of 48.63%. Given Pinterest’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pinterest is more favorable than ZoomInfo Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Pinterest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and Pinterest’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZoomInfo Technologies	0.74%	12.05%	3.46%
Pinterest	5.46%	7.49%	5.62%

Summary

Pinterest beats ZoomInfo Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZoomInfo Technologies

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides go-to-market intelligence and engagement platform for sales and marketing teams in the United States and internationally. The company's cloud-based platform provides information on organizations and professionals to help users identify target customers and decision makers, obtain continually updated predictive lead and company scoring, monitor buying signals and other attributes of target companies, craft messages, engage through automated sales tools, and track progress through the deal cycle. It serves enterprises, mid-market companies, and down to small businesses that operate in various industry, including software, business services, manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, media and internet, transportation, education, hospitality, and real estate. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

About Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc. operates as a visual search and discovery platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc. and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc. in April 2012. Pinterest, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.