ZipLink (OTCMKTS:ZIPL) vs. DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) Critical Comparison

ZipLink (OTCMKTS:ZIPL) and DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.5% of ZipLink shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of DoorDash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ZipLink and DoorDash”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipLink	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DoorDash	$11.24 billion	7.57	$123.00 million	$0.77	260.87

DoorDash has higher revenue and earnings than ZipLink.

Volatility and Risk

ZipLink has a beta of 32.96, suggesting that its stock price is 3,196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoorDash has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for ZipLink and DoorDash, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipLink	0	0	0	0	0.00
DoorDash	0	10	24	0	2.71

DoorDash has a consensus price target of $209.97, suggesting a potential upside of 4.53%. Given DoorDash’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DoorDash is more favorable than ZipLink.

Profitability

This table compares ZipLink and DoorDash’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZipLink	N/A	N/A	N/A
DoorDash	1.15%	1.67%	1.02%

Summary

DoorDash beats ZipLink on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZipLink

This record represents the public shell of ZipLink, Inc. In November 2000, ZipLink, Inc. suspended its operations and announced the lay off of substantially all of its employees except those necessary to wind down operations. Ziplink, Inc. operated as a wholesale connectivity provider in North America for the Business-to-Business marketplace, including Internet service providers, competitive local exchange carriers, Web appliance vendors, and PC manufacturers and distributors, as of September 30, 2000. ZipLink also offered a range of Internet connectivity services for Internet appliances, including Internet access and subscriber authentication. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support. It also offers membership products, including DashPass and Wolt+; DoorDash Drive and Wolt Drive, which are white-label delivery fulfillment services that enable merchants that have generated consumer demand through their channels to fulfill demand using its platform; DoorDash Storefront that enables merchants to offer consumers on-demand access to e-commerce; and Bbot, which offers merchants digital ordering and payment solutions for in-store and online channels. In addition, the company enables merchants to advertise and promote on its platform to acquire consumers. The company was formerly known as Palo Alto Delivery Inc. and changed its name to DoorDash, Inc. in 2015. DoorDash, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.