TTGT vs. ZD, CMPR, QNST, LQDT, ANGI, DHX, TZOO, LPSN, MCHX, and MOVE
Should you be buying TechTarget stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TechTarget include Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), Liquidity Services (LQDT), Angi (ANGI), DHI Group (DHX), Travelzoo (TZOO), LivePerson (LPSN), Marchex (MCHX), and Movano (MOVE). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
TechTarget vs. Its Competitors
TechTarget (NASDAQ:TTGT) and Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) are both small-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
Ziff Davis has higher revenue and earnings than TechTarget. TechTarget is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ziff Davis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ziff Davis has a net margin of 4.57% compared to TechTarget's net margin of -252.96%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 13.91% beat TechTarget's return on equity.
TechTarget presently has a consensus target price of $16.40, suggesting a potential upside of 190.52%. Ziff Davis has a consensus target price of $38.83, suggesting a potential upside of 6.22%. Given TechTarget's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TechTarget is more favorable than Ziff Davis.
93.5% of TechTarget shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TechTarget shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
TechTarget has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ziff Davis has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, TechTarget had 5 more articles in the media than Ziff Davis. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for TechTarget and 3 mentions for Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat TechTarget's score of 0.72 indicating that Ziff Davis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Ziff Davis beats TechTarget on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TTGT) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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