Options Media Group (OTCMKTS:OPMG) & Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) Critical Review

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) and Options Media Group (OTCMKTS:OPMG) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ziff Davis and Options Media Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ziff Davis	1	5	3	0	2.22
Options Media Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ziff Davis currently has a consensus price target of $56.62, indicating a potential upside of 1.61%. Given Ziff Davis’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ziff Davis is more favorable than Options Media Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Ziff Davis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ziff Davis and Options Media Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ziff Davis	$1.44 billion	1.33	$47.35 million	$17.67	3.15
Options Media Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ziff Davis has higher revenue and earnings than Options Media Group.

Profitability

This table compares Ziff Davis and Options Media Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ziff Davis	48.57%	10.73%	5.54%
Options Media Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ziff Davis beats Options Media Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital media and internet company in the United States and internationally. The company offers PCMag, an online resource for laboratory-based product reviews, technology news, buying guides, and research papers; Mashable for publishing technology and culture content; Spiceworks Ziff Davis provides digital content of IT products and services; retailMeNot, a savings destination platform; Offers.com, a coupon and deals website; and event-based properties, including BlackFriday.com, TheBlackFriday.com, BestBlackFriday.com, and DealsofAmerica.com. It also offers gaming and entertainment content under the IGN Entertainment and Humble Bundle brands; and information on internet connectivity under the Ookla, Ekahau, Downdetector, and RootMetrics brands. The company also offers digital content and information services for health and wellness consumers under the Everyday Health, DailyOM, Lose It!, Diabetes Daily, Castle Connolly, and Migraine Again brands; pregnancy and parenting content under the BabyCenter, Emma's Diary, and What to Expect brands; and Medpage Today that delivers medical news. In addition, the company offers PRIME Education, a medical education program for healthcare professionals; and Health eCareers, a digital portal for healthcare professionals. Further, it provides endpoint and email security, security awareness training, secure backup and file sharing, and virtual private network solutions under the IPVanish, VIPRE, Livedrive, Inspired eLearning, and SugarSync brands; and email marketing and delivery solutions, search engine optimization tools, and voice and text communication services under the Campaigner, iContact, SMTP, Kickbox, MOZ Pro, MOZ Local, Stat Analytics, eVoice, and Line2 brands. The company was formerly known as j2 Global, Inc. and changed its name to Ziff Davis, Inc. in October 2021. Ziff Davis, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Options Media Group

Options Media Group Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, focuses on the mobile software applications in the United States and Canada. It offers PhoneGuard anti-texting software, a mobile phone control management software suite, which is designed to prevent texting and emailing while driving, as well as offers parents and employers the ability to monitor the driving habits of mobile phone users to prevent speeding. The company also provides lead generation programs to assist various businesses with customer acquisition for the products and services they are selling. Options Media Group Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.