ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) and China Digital TV (OTCMKTS:STVVY) Financial Analysis

ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) and China Digital TV (OTCMKTS:STVVY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ZoomInfo Technologies and China Digital TV, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	2	7	3	0	2.08
China Digital TV	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZoomInfo Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $11.1818, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than China Digital TV.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and China Digital TV”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.21 billion	2.69	$107.30 million	$0.12	79.50
China Digital TV	$6.20 million	0.10	-$3.06 million	N/A	N/A

ZoomInfo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than China Digital TV.

Profitability

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and China Digital TV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZoomInfo Technologies	0.74%	12.05%	3.46%
China Digital TV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Digital TV has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ZoomInfo Technologies beats China Digital TV on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZoomInfo Technologies

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides go-to-market intelligence and engagement platform for sales and marketing teams in the United States and internationally. The company's cloud-based platform provides information on organizations and professionals to help users identify target customers and decision makers, obtain continually updated predictive lead and company scoring, monitor buying signals and other attributes of target companies, craft messages, engage through automated sales tools, and track progress through the deal cycle. It serves enterprises, mid-market companies, and down to small businesses that operate in various industry, including software, business services, manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, media and internet, transportation, education, hospitality, and real estate. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

About China Digital TV

China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides cable television (TV) value added services, which enables cable TV and Internet protocol television network operators to offer various TV content services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers cloud platforms with embedded gaming and other applications that provide cloud computing technology-based digital video delivery solutions to television and telecommunication network operators. Its cloud platforms enable television and telecommunication network operators to use their two-way set-top boxes to run various value-added applications, such as video games, 3D games, educational applications, and business service applications, which are accessible on smart phones, tablet computers, personal computers, Internet TVs, and other devices. The company also provides 1+ Cloud Gaming cloud platform that offers 2D games, 3D games, motion-sensing games, and customized games; and interactive education application on the cloud platform primarily through cloud television programs, including nursery rhymes, early education, English language education, and online drawing for children of age 2 to 10. In addition, it offers cloud virtual reality (VR) services that enables users to access cloud server and use various VR applications, such as games, education, and media players; and technical support and services. Further, the company provides cloud platform system integration services, such as cloud computing software, hardware, and post-contract customer support services; and system development services comprising the development of customized cloud-based software applications. China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.