Reviewing Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) and Debt Resolve (OTCMKTS:DRSV)

Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) and Debt Resolve (OTCMKTS:DRSV) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.8% of Zeta Global shares are held by institutional investors. 25.5% of Zeta Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 56.1% of Debt Resolve shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Zeta Global and Debt Resolve, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zeta Global	0	4	11	1	2.81
Debt Resolve	0	0	0	0	0.00

Zeta Global presently has a consensus price target of $37.43, indicating a potential upside of 100.96%. Given Zeta Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zeta Global is more favorable than Debt Resolve.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zeta Global	$728.72 million	6.07	-$187.48 million	($0.70)	-26.61
Debt Resolve	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Debt Resolve has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zeta Global.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zeta Global	-13.35%	-45.22%	-18.84%
Debt Resolve	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Zeta Global beats Debt Resolve on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Debt Resolve

Debt Resolve, Inc. provides software solutions to consumer lenders or those collecting consumer loans using Software-as-a-Service model in the United States. Its solutions facilitate Web-based payments or the resolution of delinquent or defaulted consumer debt. The company also provides services in the student loan document preparation industry. It serves consumer banks, collection agencies, and the buyers of defaulted debt. The company was formerly known as Lombardia Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Debt Resolve, Inc. in May 2003. Debt Resolve, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Hawthorne, New York. On July 29, 2020, the voluntary petition of Debt Resolve, Inc. for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 3, 2020.