Zillow Group (Z) Competitors

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) and Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in Z or ETSY?

Etsy received 494 more outperform votes than Zillow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.94% of users gave Zillow Group an outperform vote while only 59.80% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zillow Group	Outperform Votes 345 61.94%	Underperform Votes 212 38.06%
Etsy	Outperform Votes 839 59.80%	Underperform Votes 564 40.20%

Do analysts recommend Z or ETSY?

Zillow Group currently has a consensus price target of $56.20, indicating a potential upside of 37.24%. Etsy has a consensus price target of $79.96, indicating a potential upside of 25.98%. Given Zillow Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than Etsy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zillow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Etsy	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Which has more volatility & risk, Z or ETSY?

Zillow Group has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Etsy has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, Z or ETSY?

Etsy has higher revenue and earnings than Zillow Group. Zillow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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
Zillow Group	$1.95B	4.97	-$158M	-$0.69	-59.35
Etsy	$2.75B	2.70	$307.57M	$2.19	28.98

Is Z or ETSY more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 10.75% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of -7.93%. Zillow Group's return on equity of -2.28% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zillow Group	-7.93%	-2.28%	-1.55%
Etsy	10.75%	-67.27%	14.60%

Does the media favor Z or ETSY?

In the previous week, Etsy had 9 more articles in the media than Zillow Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Etsy and 9 mentions for Zillow Group. Zillow Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Etsy's score of 0.45 indicating that Zillow Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zillow Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Etsy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of Z or ETSY?

71.0% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Etsy shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Zillow Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Etsy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Etsy beats Zillow Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.