ZipRecruiter (ZIP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates an online employment marketplace that connects employers with job seekers. Its platform allows businesses of various sizes to create and distribute job postings, manage applicants and communicate with candidates, while helping job seekers search for employment opportunities and apply for positions.

The company uses technology and data-driven matching tools to recommend relevant candidates to employers and suitable job opportunities to job seekers. Its services are delivered primarily through its website and mobile applications, with tools designed to streamline recruiting, applicant management and hiring workflows.

ZipRecruiter was founded in 2010 by Ian Siegel, Joe Edmonds, Ward Poulos and Will Redd. The company initially focused on helping small and midsize businesses distribute job advertisements across multiple employment websites before expanding into a broader online hiring marketplace. ZipRecruiter is primarily associated with the U.S. employment market and has also provided services in other English-speaking markets, including Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.35 to $3.49
• 50-Day Range: $3.39 to $5.17
• 52-Week Range: $1.65 to $5.61
• Volume: 528,512 shs
• Average Volume: 762,508 shs
• Market Capitalization: $278.35 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.67
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.17
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ZipRecruiter Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ZipRecruiter scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 240 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ZipRecruiter has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ZipRecruiter has a consensus price target of $4.17, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $3.39.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ZipRecruiter has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ZipRecruiter are expected to decrease in the coming year, from $0.16 to ($0.26) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ZipRecruiter is 9.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ZipRecruiter is 9.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.85.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.59% of the float of ZipRecruiter has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ZipRecruiter has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.35, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ZipRecruiter has recently increased by 4.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

ZipRecruiter does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

ZipRecruiter does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

ZipRecruiter has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 8 news articles for ZipRecruiter this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ZipRecruiter insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $558,174.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.85% of the stock of ZipRecruiter is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.55% of the stock of ZipRecruiter is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ZIP
• CIK: 1131457
• Web: www.zipcar.com
• Phone: +1-617-9335070
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,400
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ZipRecruiter: $4.17
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$32.99 million
• Net Margins: 6.20%
• Pretax Margin: 10.28%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -3.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.03
• Quick Ratio: 3.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $448.95 million
• Price / Sales: 0.62
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($0.91) per share
• Price / Book: -3.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,230,000
• Free Float: 65,904,000
• Market Cap: $278.35 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.44