Head-To-Head Comparison: Pathfinder Acquisition (NASDAQ:PFDR) vs. ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI)

Pathfinder Acquisition (NASDAQ:PFDR) and ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) are both companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Pathfinder Acquisition and ZoomInfo Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pathfinder Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
ZoomInfo Technologies	2	7	3	0	2.08

ZoomInfo Technologies has a consensus price target of $11.18, indicating a potential downside of 4.10%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than Pathfinder Acquisition.

Risk and Volatility

Pathfinder Acquisition has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pathfinder Acquisition and ZoomInfo Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pathfinder Acquisition	N/A	-102.69%	4.33%
ZoomInfo Technologies	0.74%	12.05%	3.46%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.8% of Pathfinder Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Pathfinder Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pathfinder Acquisition and ZoomInfo Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pathfinder Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$7.97 million	N/A	N/A
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.21 billion	3.29	$107.30 million	$0.12	97.17

ZoomInfo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Pathfinder Acquisition.

Summary

ZoomInfo Technologies beats Pathfinder Acquisition on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pathfinder Acquisition

Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the technology or technology-enabled sectors. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

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.