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As of close of business last night, Ziff Davis Inc’s stock clocked out at $38.21, up 5.41% from its previous closing price of $36.25. In other words, the price has increased by $5.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. ZD stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.54.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ZD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.72. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’25 when KRETZMER W BRIAN bought 653 shares for $38.33 per share. The transaction valued at 25,029 led to the insider holds 12,968 shares of the business.
RICHTER BRET bought 2,500 shares of ZD for $98,025 on Mar 05 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 16,339 shares after completing the transaction at $39.21 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, Barsten Jana, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $38.08 each. As a result, the insider paid 38,080 and bolstered with 4,347 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 1566720768 and an Enterprise Value of 2010041984. As of this moment, Ziff’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.389 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.719.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ZD is 1.56, which has changed by -0.18874735 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 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 16.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.89%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ZD traded 590.52K shares on average per day over the past three months and 562930 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 41.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.78M. Insiders hold about 2.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.10% stake in the company. Shares short for ZD as of 1753920000 were 4152964 with a Short Ratio of 7.03, compared to 1751241600 on 4180461. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4152964 and a Short% of Float of 14.89.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The 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
Its stock is currently analyzed by 6.0 different market analysts. 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
In the current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $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.
