Financial Analysis: ZIM (OTCMKTS:ZIMCF) & Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS)

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) and ZIM (OTCMKTS:ZIMCF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Progress Software has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZIM has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Progress Software and ZIM”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Progress Software	$977.83 million	1.69	$73.13 million	$1.95	20.08
ZIM	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Progress Software has higher revenue and earnings than ZIM.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Progress Software and ZIM, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Progress Software	1	1	5	0	2.57
ZIM	0	0	0	0	0.00

Progress Software presently has a consensus price target of $49.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.83%. Given Progress Software’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Progress Software is more favorable than ZIM.

Profitability

This table compares Progress Software and ZIM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Progress Software	8.87%	43.54%	8.71%
ZIM	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Progress Software beats ZIM on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Progress Software

Progress Software Corporation develops, deploys, and manages business applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers OpenEdge, an application development platform for running business-critical applications; Chef, a DevOps/DevSecOps automation software; Developer Tools that consists of software development tooling collection, including .NET and JavaScript UI components for web, desktop and mobile applications, reporting and report management tools, and automated testing and mocking tools; Kemp LoadMaster, an application delivery and security product offering cloud-native, and virtual and hardware load balancers; and Sitefinity, a digital experience platform foundation delivering intelligent and ROI-driving tools for marketers. It also provides MOVEit, a managed file transfer software for managing and controlling the movement of sensitive files and securing them both at-rest and in-transit; DataDirect, a secure data connectivity tools for Relational, NoSQL, Big Data and SaaS data sources; WhatsUp Gold, a network infrastructure monitoring software providing complete visibility of all network devices, servers, virtual machines, and cloud and wireless environments to find and fix network problems; Flowmon, a network security and visibility product with automated response across hybrid cloud ecosystems; Corticon, a decision automation platform to transform user experiences by streamlining and automating complex business rules; MarkLogic, a data agility platform to connect data and metadata; and Semaphore, a Semantic AI platform. The company offers project management, implementation, custom software development, programming, and other services, as well as web-enable applications; and training services. It sells its products to end users, independent software vendors, original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, value added resellers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

About ZIM

ZIM Corporation provides software products and services for the database and mobile markets in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Singapore, and Austria. The company operates in two segments, Mobile and Enterprise Software. It develops and sells ZIM integrated development environment (IDE) software, an enterprise software for use in the design, development, and management of information databases and mission critical applications. The company’s ZIM IDE software provides an IDE for Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Linux computer operating systems. Its products are used to develop database applications in various industries, including finance, insurance, marketing, human resource, information, and records management. The company also provides migration services and management products; and short message services. ZIM Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.