Zillow Group (Z) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, Z or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Zillow Group. Zillow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akamai 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
Zillow Group	$2.16B	7.93	-$158M	-$0.57	-129.63
Akamai Technologies	$3.81B	3.55	$547.63M	$4.04	22.12

Which has more risk & volatility, Z or AKAM?

Zillow Group has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer Z or AKAM?

In the previous week, Zillow Group and Zillow Group both had 29 articles in the media. Zillow Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.18 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is Z or AKAM more profitable?

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 16.01% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of -6.17%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.78% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zillow Group	-6.17%	-2.34%	-1.60%
Akamai Technologies	16.01%	14.78%	6.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor Z or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies received 871 more outperform votes than Zillow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.63% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.62% of users gave Zillow Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zillow Group	Outperform Votes 350 61.62%	Underperform Votes 218 38.38%
Akamai Technologies	Outperform Votes 1221 68.63%	Underperform Votes 558 31.37%

Do analysts rate Z or AKAM?

Zillow Group currently has a consensus target price of $70.33, indicating a potential downside of 4.81%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus target price of $116.29, indicating a potential upside of 30.13%. Given Akamai Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than Zillow Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zillow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Akamai Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in Z or AKAM?

71.0% of Zillow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Zillow Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats Zillow Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.