Head to Head Contrast: Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC) versus ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Maquia Capital 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
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$960,000.00	N/A	N/A
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.21 billion	2.84	$107.30 million	$0.12	84.00

ZoomInfo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Maquia Capital Acquisition.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.4% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 92.7% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Maquia Capital Acquisition and ZoomInfo Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

ZoomInfo Technologies has a consensus target price of $11.18, suggesting a potential upside of 10.93%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than Maquia Capital Acquisition.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	-10.66%	10.86%
ZoomInfo Technologies	0.74%	12.05%	3.46%

Risk and Volatility

Maquia Capital Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Maquia Capital Acquisition

Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company intends to focus its search on technology-focused middle market and emerging growth companies in North America. Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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.