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The price of Ziff Davis Inc (NASDAQ: ZD) closed at $35.33 in the last session, down -7.00% from day before closing price of $37.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. ZD stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.4159 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ZD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.59 and its Current Ratio is at 1.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
On May 02, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $70.
On September 25, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $81.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on September 25, 2023, with a $81 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 15 ’25 when FAY SARAH ANN bought 1,354 shares for $36.89 per share. The transaction valued at 49,949 led to the insider holds 23,619 shares of the business.
KRETZMER W BRIAN bought 653 shares of ZD for $25,029 on Mar 06 ’25. The Director now owns 12,968 shares after completing the transaction at $38.33 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, RICHTER BRET, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, bought 2,500 shares for $39.21 each. As a result, the insider paid 98,025 and bolstered with 16,339 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ZD now has a Market Capitalization of 1448632704 and an Enterprise Value of 1891953536. As of this moment, Ziff’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.307 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.442.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ZD is 1.62, which has changed by -0.22742182 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ZD has reached a high of $60.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.84%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ZD traded on average about 547.93K shares per day over the past 3-months and 508290 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 41.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.79M. Insiders hold about 2.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.47% stake in the company. Shares short for ZD as of 1759190400 were 4354916 with a Short Ratio of 7.95, compared to 1756425600 on 4125923. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4354916 and a Short% of Float of 15.7.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.75. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for ZD, which recently paid a dividend on 2019-05-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2019-05-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-10-08 when the company split stock in a 115:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 6.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Ziff Davis Inc (ZD).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.67, with high estimates of $2.76 and low estimates of $2.54.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.96 and $6.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.82. EPS for the following year is $7.38, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $7.69 and $7.25.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $366.44M. It ranges from a high estimate of $370M to a low estimate of $361.72M. As of. The current estimate, Ziff Davis Inc’s year-ago sales were $353.58MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $425.97M. There is a high estimate of $431M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $414.3M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ZD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.47B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.4BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.55B and the low estimate is $1.52B.
