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As of close of business last night, Ziff Davis Inc’s stock clocked out at $34.67, up 0.93% from its previous closing price of $34.35. In other words, the price has increased by $0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. ZD stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.34.
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 3.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.10. 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 1421570432 and an Enterprise Value of 1864891648. As of this moment, Ziff’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.289 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.378.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ZD is 1.57, which has changed by -0.1703757 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18157876 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 7.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.11%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ZD traded 597.07K shares on average per day over the past three months and 857470 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 41.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.87M. Insiders hold about 2.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.91% stake in the company. Shares short for ZD as of 1753920000 were 4152964 with a Short Ratio of 6.96, 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
Ziff Davis Inc (ZD) is currently under the scrutiny of 6.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.65, with high estimates of $2.76 and low estimates of $2.54.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.96 and $6.66 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.82. EPS for the following year is $7.28, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $7.41 and $6.98.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $366.38M. It ranges from a high estimate of $370M to a low estimate of $361.39M. As of the current estimate, Ziff Davis Inc’s year-ago sales were $353.58MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $425.62M. 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 $1.45B, 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 $1.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.55B and the low estimate is $1.51B.
