Comparing Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX) and ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI)

ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:ZI) and Smead Value C (NASDAQ:SVFCX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Smead Value C shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Smead Value C shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smead Value C has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ZoomInfo Technologies and Smead Value C, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZoomInfo Technologies	1	8	4	0	2.23
Smead Value C	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZoomInfo Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 80.82%. Given ZoomInfo Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ZoomInfo Technologies is more favorable than Smead Value C.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and Smead Value C”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZoomInfo Technologies	$1.21 billion	1.79	$107.30 million	$0.12	53.00
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-$6.48 million	N/A	N/A

ZoomInfo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Smead Value C.

Profitability

This table compares ZoomInfo Technologies and Smead Value C’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%
Smead Value C	N/A	N/A	-17.75%

Summary

ZoomInfo Technologies beats Smead Value C on 10 of the 11 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 Smead Value C

SVF Investment Corp. 3 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 or entities. The company was formerly known as SVF Investment III Corp. and changed its name to SVF Investment Corp. 3 in January 2021. SVF Investment Corp. 3 was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Carlos, California.