Critical Contrast: Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) & Pazoo (OTCMKTS:PZOO)

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) and Pazoo (OTCMKTS:PZOO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Zillow Group has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pazoo has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

20.3% of Zillow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Zillow Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Pazoo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Zillow Group and Pazoo, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zillow Group	1	4	13	0	2.67
Pazoo	0	0	0	0	N/A

Zillow Group currently has a consensus target price of $60.94, indicating a potential downside of 1.18%.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zillow Group	-6.81%	-2.50%	-1.70%
Pazoo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zillow Group	$2.07 billion	7.03	-$158.00 million	($0.69)	-89.38
Pazoo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pazoo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zillow Group.

Summary

Zillow Group beats Pazoo on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Pazoo

Pazoo, Inc. operates as a health and wellness company. It offers laboratory testing services for marijuana. Pazoo, Inc.was formerly known as IUCSS, Inc. and changed its name to Pazoo, Inc. in May 2011. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey.