Ziff Davis (ZD) Competitors

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) and SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer ZD or SPSC?

Ziff Davis presently has a consensus price target of $69.71, indicating a potential upside of 26.91%. SPS Commerce has a consensus price target of $218.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Given Ziff Davis' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ziff Davis is more favorable than SPS Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ziff Davis	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
SPS Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has more risk and volatility, ZD or SPSC?

Ziff Davis has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPS Commerce has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZD or SPSC more profitable?

SPS Commerce has a net margin of 12.83% compared to Ziff Davis' net margin of 4.52%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 13.98% beat SPS Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ziff Davis	4.52%	13.98%	7.26%
SPS Commerce	12.83%	12.60%	10.31%

Does the media refer more to ZD or SPSC?

In the previous week, SPS Commerce had 2 more articles in the media than Ziff Davis. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SPS Commerce and 2 mentions for Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat SPS Commerce's score of 1.02 indicating that Ziff Davis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ziff Davis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SPS Commerce	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ZD or SPSC?

SPS Commerce has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPS Commerce, 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
Ziff Davis	$1.36B	1.72	$41.50M	$1.18	46.55
SPS Commerce	$536.91M	13.37	$65.82M	$2.09	91.39

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ZD or SPSC?

99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Ziff Davis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SPS Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZD or SPSC?

SPS Commerce received 232 more outperform votes than Ziff Davis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.70% of users gave SPS Commerce an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Ziff Davis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ziff Davis	Outperform Votes 407 65.65%	Underperform Votes 213 34.35%
SPS Commerce	Outperform Votes 639 73.70%	Underperform Votes 228 26.30%

Summary

SPS Commerce beats Ziff Davis on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.