Head to Head Comparison: FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE) versus Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG)

FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE) and Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FiscalNote and Zillow Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FiscalNote	$120.27 million	0.87	-$115.46 million	$0.07	10.56
Zillow Group	$2.24 billion	7.05	-$112.00 million	($0.47)	-138.21

Zillow Group has higher revenue and earnings than FiscalNote. Zillow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FiscalNote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

54.3% of FiscalNote shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of FiscalNote shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Zillow Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for FiscalNote and Zillow Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FiscalNote	0	1	4	1	3.00
Zillow Group	1	8	13	0	2.55

FiscalNote presently has a consensus target price of $2.66, indicating a potential upside of 259.80%. Zillow Group has a consensus target price of $82.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.62%. Given FiscalNote’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe FiscalNote is more favorable than Zillow Group.

Risk and Volatility

FiscalNote has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zillow Group has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares FiscalNote and Zillow Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FiscalNote	-22.27%	-88.72%	-22.29%
Zillow Group	-5.01%	-2.12%	-1.56%

Summary

Zillow Group beats FiscalNote on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FiscalNote

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. operates as technology company North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. It combines artificial intelligence technology, machine learning, and other technologies with analytics, workflow tools, and expert research. The company also delivers that intelligence through its suite of public policy and issues management products, as well as powerful tools to manage workflows, advocacy campaigns, and constituent relationships. It serves a customer base that includes businesses comprising the Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, law firms, professional services organizations, trade groups, and non-profits. FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.

About Zillow Group

Zillow Group, Inc. operates real estate brands in mobile applications and Websites in the United States. The company offers premier agent and rentals marketplaces, new construction marketplaces, advertising, display advertising, and business technology solutions, as well as dotloop and floor plans. It also provides mortgage originations and the sale of mortgages, and advertising to mortgage lenders and other mortgage professionals; and title and escrow services. In addition, the company's brand portfolio includes Zillow Premier Agent, Zillow Home Loans, Zillow Rentals, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, and Out East; and a suite of marketing software and technology solutions for the real estate industry, including ShowingTime+, Spruce, and Follow Up Boss. Zillow Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.