AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR – Get Free Report) and ZoomInfo Technologies (NASDAQ:GTM – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
21.6% of AEye shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of AEye shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of ZoomInfo Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for AEye and ZoomInfo Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AEye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares AEye and ZoomInfo Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AEye | $200,000.00 | 270.18 | -$35.46 million | ($2.88) | -0.98 |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | $1.21 billion | 2.50 | $29.10 million | $0.26 | 36.69 |
ZoomInfo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. AEye is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZoomInfo Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares AEye and ZoomInfo Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AEye | -14,635.59% | -194.58% | -111.21% |
| ZoomInfo Technologies | 7.28% | 14.37% | 3.66% |
Volatility and Risk
AEye has a beta of 3, indicating that its share price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZoomInfo Technologies has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ZoomInfo Technologies beats AEye on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AEye
AEye, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides lidar systems for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver-assistance systems, and robotic vision applications in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It offers 4Sight intelligent sensing lidar platform, including 4Sight at Design, Triggered 4Sight, Responsive 4Sight, and Predictive 4Sight; and 4Sight for automotive and industrial market. The company was formerly known as CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III and changed its name to AEye, Inc. in August 2021. AEye, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.
About ZoomInfo Technologies
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides go-to-market intelligence and engagement platform for sales and marketing teams in the United States and internationally. The company’s cloud-based platform provides information on organizations and professionals to help users identify target customers and decision makers, obtain continually updated predictive lead and company scoring, monitor buying signals and other attributes of target companies, craft messages, engage through automated sales tools, and track progress through the deal cycle. It serves enterprises, mid-market companies, and down to small businesses that operate in various industry verticals, including software, business services, manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, media and internet, transportation, education, hospitality, and real estate. ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
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