Head-To-Head Contrast: ZIM (OTCMKTS:ZIMCF) & Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZIM	N/A	N/A	N/A
Progress Software	8.61%	43.67%	8.60%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZIM	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Progress Software	$977.83 million	1.29	$73.13 million	$1.95	15.32

Progress Software has higher revenue and earnings than ZIM.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ZIM and Progress Software, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Progress Software has a consensus price target of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 75.79%. Given Progress Software’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Progress Software is more favorable than ZIM.

Volatility & Risk

ZIM has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progress Software has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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.

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.