Reviewing V2X (NYSE:VVX) & Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA)

V2X (NYSE:VVX) and Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares V2X and Zeta Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
V2X	1.74%	15.64%	5.25%
Zeta Global	-2.42%	1.35%	0.80%

Volatility & Risk

V2X has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zeta Global has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for V2X and Zeta Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
V2X	1	5	3	1	2.40
Zeta Global	1	3	8	1	2.69

V2X presently has a consensus price target of $73.44, suggesting a potential upside of 16.02%. Zeta Global has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.48%. Given Zeta Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zeta Global is more favorable than V2X.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares V2X and Zeta Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
V2X	$4.48 billion	0.44	$77.88 million	$2.44	25.94
Zeta Global	$1.30 billion	3.28	-$31.51 million	($0.15)	-116.83

V2X has higher revenue and earnings than Zeta Global. Zeta Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than V2X, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.2% of V2X shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Zeta Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of V2X shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Zeta Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

V2X beats Zeta Global on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About V2X

V2X, Inc. provides critical mission solutions and support services to defense clients worldwide. It offers a suite of integrated solutions across the operations and logistics, aerospace, training, and technology markets to national security, defense, civilian, and international clients. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia.

About Zeta Global

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. operates an omnichannel data-driven cloud platform that provides enterprises with consumer intelligence and marketing automation software in the United States and internationally. The company’s Zeta Marketing Platform analyzes billions of structured and unstructured data points to predict consumer intent by leveraging sophisticated machine learning algorithms and the industry’s opted-in data set for omnichannel marketing; and Consumer Data platform ingests, analyzes, and distills disparate data points to generate a single view of a consumer, encompassing identity, profile characteristics, behaviors, and purchase intent. It also offers various types of product suites, such as agile intelligence suite, which synthesizes Zeta’s data and data generated by its customers to uncover consumer insights that are translated into marketing programs; and CDP, which helps in consolidating multiple databases and internal and external data feeds and organize data based on needs and performance metrics. Zeta Global Holdings Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.