Digital Turbine (APPS) Competitors

Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) and Digital Turbine (NASDAQ:APPS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts recommend ZM or APPS?

Zoom Communications presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.31%. Digital Turbine has a consensus target price of $5.17, suggesting a potential upside of 21.43%. Given Digital Turbine's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Digital Turbine is more favorable than Zoom Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zoom Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Digital Turbine	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ZM or APPS?

Zoom Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Digital Turbine. Digital Turbine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zoom Communications, 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
Zoom Communications	$4.67B	4.77	$1.01B	$3.33	22.08
Digital Turbine	$490.51M	0.94	-$92.10M	-$0.77	-5.53

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ZM or APPS?

66.5% of Zoom Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Digital Turbine shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Zoom Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Digital Turbine shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ZM or APPS?

In the previous week, Zoom Communications had 13 more articles in the media than Digital Turbine. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Zoom Communications and 4 mentions for Digital Turbine. Zoom Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Digital Turbine's score of 1.03 indicating that Zoom Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zoom Communications	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Digital Turbine	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ZM or APPS?

Zoom Communications has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Turbine has a beta of 2.57, indicating that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZM or APPS more profitable?

Zoom Communications has a net margin of 22.31% compared to Digital Turbine's net margin of -15.93%. Zoom Communications' return on equity of 11.08% beat Digital Turbine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zoom Communications	22.31%	11.08%	9.00%
Digital Turbine	-15.93%	2.24%	0.44%

Summary

Zoom Communications beats Digital Turbine on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.