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After finishing at $30.95 in the prior trading day, Ziff Davis Inc (NASDAQ: ZD) closed at $30.31, down -2.07%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. ZD stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.34.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ZD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.41 and its Current Ratio is at 1.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 1308106880 and an Enterprise Value of 1687498240. As of this moment, Ziff’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.204 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.107.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ZD is 1.57, which has changed by -0.41979325 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 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 $29.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.97%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 540.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 671130 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 42.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.20M. Insiders hold about 1.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.72% stake in the company. Shares short for ZD as of 1743379200 were 2380532 with a Short Ratio of 4.41, compared to 1740700800 on 2783206. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2380532 and a Short% of Float of 8.0299996.
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 1558051200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-10-08 when the company split stock in a 115:100 ratio.
