The pursuit of outperformance leads many investors to carefully choose individual stocks. Picking the right ones can be a game-changer for growing your wealth.
The price of Ziff Davis Inc (NASDAQ: ZD) closed at $38.68 in the last session, down -3.42% from day before closing price of $40.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. ZD stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.64.
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 3.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.84. 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 September 25, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $81.
On January 06, 2023, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $88.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on January 06, 2023, with a $88 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 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 1657244672 and an Enterprise Value of 2046111232. As of this moment, Ziff’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.46 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.98.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ZD is 1.44, which has changed by -0.38230598 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ZD has reached a high of $67.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.62%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ZD traded on average about 451.36K shares per day over the past 3-months and 698740 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 42.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.17M. Insiders hold about 1.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.76% stake in the company. Shares short for ZD as of 1740700800 were 2783206 with a Short Ratio of 6.17, compared to 1738281600 on 2435256. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2783206 and a Short% of Float of 8.84.
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.
