EverQuote (EVER) Competitors

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) and Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is EVER or ZETA more profitable?

EverQuote has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Zeta Global's net margin of -13.35%. EverQuote's return on equity of 13.94% beat Zeta Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EverQuote	3.31%	13.94%	9.24%
Zeta Global	-13.35%	-45.22%	-18.84%

Does the media prefer EVER or ZETA?

In the previous week, Zeta Global had 5 more articles in the media than EverQuote. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Zeta Global and 13 mentions for EverQuote. EverQuote's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Zeta Global's score of 0.91 indicating that EverQuote is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EverQuote	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zeta Global	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EVER or ZETA?

91.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Zeta Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of EverQuote shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of Zeta Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend EVER or ZETA?

EverQuote currently has a consensus target price of $32.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.75%. Zeta Global has a consensus target price of $35.64, suggesting a potential upside of 197.64%. Given Zeta Global's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zeta Global is more favorable than EverQuote.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Zeta Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVER or ZETA?

Zeta Global received 40 more outperform votes than EverQuote when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.61% of users gave EverQuote an outperform vote while only 67.39% of users gave Zeta Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EverQuote	Outperform Votes 53 73.61%	Underperform Votes 19 26.39%
Zeta Global	Outperform Votes 93 67.39%	Underperform Votes 45 32.61%

Which has more volatility and risk, EVER or ZETA?

EverQuote has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zeta Global has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EVER or ZETA?

EverQuote has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zeta Global. Zeta Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, 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
EverQuote	$500.19M	1.50	-$51.29M	$0.86	24.45
Zeta Global	$1.01B	2.83	-$187.48M	-$0.42	-28.51

Summary

EverQuote beats Zeta Global on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.