Ziff Davis (ZD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ziff Davis, Inc. is a digital media and technology company that operates a portfolio of online brands serving consumers, technology professionals, businesses and advertisers. Its properties cover technology, gaming and entertainment, shopping, health and wellness, and related digital services.

The company’s brands include PCMag, Mashable, IGN, Humble Bundle, RetailMeNot, Spiceworks, Ookla and its Speedtest and Downdetector services, as well as health and wellness publications and platforms operated through its Everyday Health Group. These businesses provide product reviews, technology and gaming news, digital content, online communities, shopping information, consumer health resources, internet performance testing and marketing solutions.

Ziff Davis traces its name and publishing heritage to the Ziff Davis publishing company founded in 1927. The modern company developed through the expansion and acquisition of digital media and technology businesses formerly associated with J2 Global. In 2021, J2 Global separated its cloud-fax operations from its digital media businesses, with the latter continuing under the Ziff Davis name. The company serves audiences and business customers internationally, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Vivek Shah.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $46.65 to $53.50
• 50-Day Range: $49.61 to $59.21
• 52-Week Range: $22.45 to $60.48
• Volume: 933,933 shs
• Average Volume: 448,275 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2.93
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $60.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ziff Davis Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ziff Davis scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 233 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ziff Davis has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ziff Davis has a consensus price target of $60.67, representing about 22.3% upside from its current price of $49.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ziff Davis has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ziff Davis are expected to grow by 22.00% in the coming year, from $4.41 to $5.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ziff Davis is 2.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ziff Davis is 2.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 21.82.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ziff Davis has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.63% of the float of Ziff Davis has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ziff Davis has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.17, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ziff Davis has recently decreased by 0.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ziff Davis does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ziff Davis does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.35

News Sentiment

Ziff Davis has a news sentiment score of 0.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Ziff Davis this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ZD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Ziff Davis to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ziff Davis insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $425,436.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.40% of the stock of Ziff Davis is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.76% of the stock of Ziff Davis is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/07/2026
• RBC Global Industrials Conference 2026: 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ZD
• CIK: 1084048
• Web: www.ziffdavis.com
• Phone: (212) 503-3500
• Fax: 323-860-9201
• Employees: 3,900
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ziff Davis: $60.67
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $17.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.22
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $47.35 million
• Net Margins: 49.46%
• Pretax Margin: 0.79%
• Return on Equity: 9.36%
• Return on Assets: 4.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 2.16
• Quick Ratio: 2.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.17
• Cash Flow: $12.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.99
• Book Value: $44.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,290,000
• Free Float: 33,121,000
• Market Cap: $1.70 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10