Zeta Global (ZETA) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate DUOL or ZETA?

Duolingo presently has a consensus price target of $376.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.50%. Zeta Global has a consensus price target of $36.86, indicating a potential upside of 134.61%. Given Zeta Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zeta Global is more favorable than Duolingo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duolingo	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
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 DUOL or ZETA?

Zeta Global received 30 more outperform votes than Duolingo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.15% of users gave Zeta Global an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Duolingo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duolingo	Outperform Votes 62 50.00%	Underperform Votes 62 50.00%
Zeta Global	Outperform Votes 92 67.15%	Underperform Votes 45 32.85%

Does the media prefer DUOL or ZETA?

In the previous week, Duolingo had 12 more articles in the media than Zeta Global. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Duolingo and 18 mentions for Zeta Global. Zeta Global's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Duolingo's score of 0.73 indicating that Zeta Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duolingo	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zeta Global	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DUOL or ZETA more profitable?

Duolingo has a net margin of 12.59% compared to Zeta Global's net margin of -13.35%. Duolingo's return on equity of 11.74% beat Zeta Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duolingo	12.59%	11.74%	7.92%
Zeta Global	-13.35%	-45.22%	-18.84%

Which has better valuation and earnings, DUOL or ZETA?

Duolingo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zeta Global. Zeta Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duolingo, 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
Duolingo	$748.02M	20.59	$16.07M	$1.88	181.12
Zeta Global	$1.01B	3.71	-$187.48M	-$0.42	-37.40

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

91.6% of Duolingo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Zeta Global shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Duolingo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of Zeta Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, DUOL or ZETA?

Duolingo has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zeta Global has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Duolingo and Zeta Global tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.