KANZHUN (NASDAQ:BZ) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.04 EPS

Key Points

• Kanzhun reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.22, missing analysts' expectations of $0.26 by $0.04.
• The company has a return on equity of 12.34% and a net margin of 24.53%.
• Recent analyst ratings show a mix of upgrades and downgrades, with one "Strong Buy," three "Buy," and two "Hold" ratings.

KANZHUN (NASDAQ:BZ - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.04), Zacks reports. KANZHUN had a net margin of 27.74% and a return on equity of 13.83%. The business had revenue of $289.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.08 billion. KANZHUN updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

KANZHUN Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of KANZHUN stock traded down $0.70 on Friday, hitting $22.84. 5,972,773 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,875,045. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $19.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.75. KANZHUN has a 52 week low of $10.57 and a 52 week high of $24.03. The company has a market cap of $9.37 billion, a PE ratio of 34.09 and a beta of 0.41.

KANZHUN Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a full year 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.084 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 60.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 6th. KANZHUN's payout ratio is currently 20.90%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BZ has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group upgraded KANZHUN from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $26.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday. Barclays boosted their target price on KANZHUN from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on KANZHUN from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research lowered KANZHUN from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Daiwa America upgraded KANZHUN from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $21.17.

Institutional Trading of KANZHUN

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BZ. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of KANZHUN during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of KANZHUN by 315.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,850 shares of the company's stock valued at $104,000 after acquiring an additional 4,442 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in KANZHUN in the first quarter worth approximately $201,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in KANZHUN by 2.5% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 22,291 shares of the company's stock worth $398,000 after buying an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP bought a new position in KANZHUN in the second quarter worth approximately $431,000. Institutional investors own 60.67% of the company's stock.

About KANZHUN

Kanzhun Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides online recruitment services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers its recruitment services through a mobile app under the BOSS Zhipin brand name. Its services allow enterprise customers to access and interact with job seekers and manage their recruitment process.