Zhihu (ZH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Zhihu Inc. operates a Chinese-language online content and knowledge-sharing platform. Its community allows users to ask and answer questions, exchange opinions, publish articles and other content, and participate in discussions across a broad range of subjects, including technology, education, business, culture and lifestyle.

The company offers products and services designed to help users discover and share knowledge. Its activities include user-generated content, professional and creator content, paid memberships, digital content and other knowledge-based services. Zhihu also generates revenue through advertising and related commercial offerings for brands and content creators.

Founded in 2010, Zhihu is primarily focused on users and customers in China and serves its community through mobile applications and online platforms. The company was founded by Zhou Yuan and completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 under the symbol ZH.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.72 to $4.03
• 50-Day Range: $2.58 to $3.77
• 52-Week Range: $2.56 to $5.27
• Volume: 924,425 shs
• Average Volume: 619,707 shs
• Market Capitalization: $325.86 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Zhihu Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Zhihu scored higher than 11% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 223rd out of 245 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Zhihu has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Zhihu has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Zhihu is -6.85, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Zhihu is -6.85, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Zhihu has a P/B Ratio of 0.60. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.50% of the float of Zhihu has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Zhihu has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Zhihu has recently increased by 3.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Zhihu does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Zhihu has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Zhihu this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Zhihu insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.60% of the stock of Zhihu is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

28.92% of the stock of Zhihu is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/02/2026
• 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:ZH
• CIK: 1835724
• Web: www.zhihu.com
• Phone: 86-10-8271-6605
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,154
• Year Founded: 2010

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$27.58 million
• Net Margins: -11.33%
• Pretax Margin: -11.69%
• Return on Equity: -7.71%
• Return on Assets: -5.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.73
• Quick Ratio: 3.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $393.10 million
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $6.28 per share
• Price / Book: 0.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 86,550,000
• Free Float: 74,780,000
• Market Cap: $325.86 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.26