Fastly (FSLY) Competitors

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

Is ZETA or FSLY more profitable?

Zeta Global has a net margin of -13.35% compared to Fastly's net margin of -29.07%. Fastly's return on equity of -12.75% beat Zeta Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zeta Global	-13.35%	-45.22%	-18.84%
Fastly	-29.07%	-12.75%	-8.41%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ZETA or FSLY?

Fastly has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zeta Global. Zeta Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fastly, 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
Zeta Global	$1.01B	2.81	-$187.48M	-$0.42	-28.29
Fastly	$543.68M	1.41	-$158.06M	-$1.14	-4.73

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZETA or FSLY?

Fastly received 36 more outperform votes than Zeta Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.39% of users gave Zeta Global an outperform vote while only 47.96% of users gave Fastly an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zeta Global	Outperform Votes 93 67.39%	Underperform Votes 45 32.61%
Fastly	Outperform Votes 129 47.96%	Underperform Votes 140 52.04%

Does the media favor ZETA or FSLY?

In the previous week, Zeta Global and Zeta Global both had 16 articles in the media. Zeta Global's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Fastly's score of 0.60 indicating that Zeta Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zeta Global	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fastly	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ZETA or FSLY?

Zeta Global has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fastly has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ZETA or FSLY?

87.8% of Zeta Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Fastly shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.5% of Zeta Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Fastly shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer ZETA or FSLY?

Zeta Global presently has a consensus price target of $35.64, indicating a potential upside of 200.02%. Fastly has a consensus price target of $8.25, indicating a potential upside of 53.06%. Given Zeta Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zeta Global is more favorable than Fastly.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zeta Global	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Fastly	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Summary

Zeta Global beats Fastly on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.