PARA vs YEXT vs ZETA Stock Comparison

Banzai International, Yext and Zeta Global Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.34 +14.2% 1M -13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$728.19M
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zeta Global Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zeta Global Holdings 5, Yext 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPARAYEXTZETALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.89M $728.19M $8.02B ZETA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 27.9x -3,699x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x 32.8x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% -1.5% +35.9% ZETA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -228.7% 5.9% -0.1% YEXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -113.0% 19.3% 0.5% YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.0x -1.0x ZETA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -92.1% -13.1% +84.4% ZETA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -87.2%/yr -10.2%/yr +32.3%/yr ZETA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 284.4% 55.4% 65.0% YEXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 67/100 61/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

PARAYEXTZETA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPARAYEXTZETA
Valuation 27 #74 of 101 79 #22 of 101 35 #66 of 101
Growth 37 #62 of 97 51 #48 of 97 99 #2 of 97
Profitability 10 #85 of 94 79 #21 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Financial Health 27 #79 of 108 32 #74 of 108 86 #16 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 97 #3 of 64 37 #41 of 64
Overall 25 67 61
  • PARA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • YEXT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ZETA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPARAYEXTZETASPY
1 month +380.0%+14.2%+15.4% +0.9%
3 months +92.0%+28.3%+51.5% +5.9%
6 months -44.9%+93.7%+87.9% +8.5%
Year to date -82.6%-8.9%+64.5% +13.3%
1 year -92.1%-13.1%+84.4% +12.4%
3 years -100.0%+24.6%+336.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -96.8%+7.6%+63.5% +23.5%
5 years -100.0%-41.7%+305.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -87.2%-10.2%+32.3% +11.0%

Risk

MeasurePARAYEXTZETASPY
Volatility, 1Y 284.4%55.4%65.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 163.3%64.4%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.590.712.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.241.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-75.5%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -92.4%-17.2%-1.9% -0.9%
52-week high $44.40$8.87$34.12 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$3.34$14.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePARAYEXTZETA
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 27.6x 28.1xmedian 27.6x -3,786xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.7x 1.6xmedian 2.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 17.4x 12.6xmedian 17.4x 69.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 15.8x 13.8xmedian 15.8x 33.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x 20.4xmedian 3.2x 8.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 0.84 0.57median 0.84 -46.08median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPARAYEXTZETA
Revenue $10.62M $443.02M $1.57B
Gross profit $8.63M $327.66M $934.32M
Operating income -$18.88M $36.90M $24.68M
Net income -$24.30M $26.12M -$2.17M
Free cash flow -$16.08M $52.98M $224.41M
R&D – $85.48M $146.97M
EPS (diluted) $-14.94 $0.25 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $646.00K $86.83M $309.95M
Total debt $32.30M $147.70M $197.48M
Shares (diluted) 1.63M 103.11M 256.58M
Enterprise value $5.00M $255.44M $6.72B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPARAYEXTZETA
P/E -0.2x 28.1x -3,786x
P/FCF -0.1x 13.8x 33.8x
P/Operating cash flow -0.1x 13.2x 31.5x
P/S 0.1x 1.6x 4.8x
P/B 0.1x 20.4x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -17.4x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x 12.6x 69.3x
EV/EBIT -0.3x 21.4x 303.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.8x 4.8x
EV/FCF -0.4x 14.9x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.4x 14.3x 31.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 0.57 -46.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPARAYEXTZETA
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% -1.5% 35.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 33.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.0% -4.2% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% 30.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.9% 225.5% 192.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 51.3% 28.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% 250.8% 94.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 45.7% 78.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.9% 345.0% 95.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 49.1% 82.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.8% -19.8% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 7.1% 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.8% -20.5% 64.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 8.9% 52.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPARAYEXTZETA
Gross margin 81.2% 74.0% 59.5%
EBITDA margin -166.3% 14.1% 6.9%
Operating margin -177.7% 8.3% 1.6%
Pretax margin -227.9% 6.3% -0.6%
Net margin -228.7% 5.9% -0.1%
FCF margin -151.4% 12.0% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin -151.4% 12.4% 15.3%
Return on equity -239.1% 86.7% -0.2%
Return on assets -77.4% 5.3% -0.1%
Return on invested capital -113.0% 19.3% 0.5%
Return on capital employed -141.2% 14.7% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.1x -111.1x
Stock comp / revenue 38.3% 9.7% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPARAYEXTZETA
Debt / assets 17.6% 30.5% 13.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 4.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.0x -1.0x
Debt / FCF -0.3x 2.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 60.9% 92.6% 36.9%
Equity / assets 39.1% 7.4% 63.1%
Interest coverage -4.6x 3.3x 16.1x
Current ratio 0.1x 0.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.6x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score -7.34 0.15 8.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPARAYEXTZETA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -525.7% 23.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield -525.7% 23.2% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPARAYEXTZETA
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.12FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $1.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +45.3%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.6% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.14MFY2026 $433.54MFY2026 $1.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +48.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +53.6% -1.3% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPARAYEXTZETA
Held by institutions 0.1% 65.8% 74.8%
Institutions holding 1 177 413
Change in shares held, QoQ – -9.8% +3.9%
Institutions buying 1 83 246
Institutions selling 0 64 117
Buyers to sellers – 1.30 2.10

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PARAYEXTZETA
PARA 1.00 -0.05 0.02
YEXT -0.05 1.00 0.36
ZETA 0.02 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PARA, YEXT and ZETA?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banzai International (PARA) $6.89M, Yext (YEXT) $728.19M, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) $8.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banzai International (PARA) +19.6%, Yext (YEXT) -1.5%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +35.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yext (YEXT) has the highest net margin (Banzai International (PARA) -228.7%, Yext (YEXT) 5.9%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) -0.1%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Banzai International (PARA) -113.0%, Yext (YEXT) 19.3%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) returned the most: Banzai International (PARA) -92.1%, Yext (YEXT) -13.1%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +84.4%. Over five years, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) compounded fastest (Banzai International (PARA) -87.2%/yr, Yext (YEXT) -10.2%/yr, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +32.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yext (YEXT) has been the steadiest (Banzai International (PARA) 284.4%, Yext (YEXT) 55.4%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 65.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PARA, YEXT and ZETA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.