ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD)
Communication Services · Digital Media & Internet Services · NASDAQ
Ziff Davis is a digital media portfolio company that connects high-intent audiences with brands through its network of technology, gaming, and lifestyle websites.
What ZIFF DAVIS INC does
Ziff Davis is a digital media and internet company that owns a portfolio of brands across the technology, gaming, and shopping sectors. The company operates through a diversified portfolio of websites and services, focusing on high-intent consumer and B2B audiences, providing performance marketing, subscription services, and advertising solutions. It maintains a business model centered on digital content, affiliate commerce, and marketing tools.
Themes: digital media and advertising, performance marketing, affiliate commerce, B2B lead generation
Fundamentals
- Price$55.91 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$1.9B as of 2026-08-04 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+46.0% 2025-10-08 close $38.29 → 2026-10-08 close $55.91
- P/E49.77 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+3.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+2.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.50 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)-1.8% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.10 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-07 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How ZD compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 69 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 127 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 123 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 113 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 123 covered Communication Services peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 115 covered Communication Services peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Communication Services companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ZD is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
53.1 #581 of 1,404 scored · #26 of 56 in Communication Services
Trend 87th (it is 2.2% below its highest point of the past year) and financial health 65th (free cash flow margin 19.8%, debt to equity 0.5); weakest is growth (19th, revenue growth year over year -1.8%, 3-year revenue CAGR 1.4%).
Scores as of 17 Sep 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4. ZD was not in the scored universe at the latest run on 8 Oct 2026, so these scores are its last ones.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which ZD reported a dividend payment is FY2019, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2019 ratio would not describe ZD today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2019) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How ZIFF DAVIS INC looks technically
ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD) is trading 23.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 179 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 23.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +23.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $55.61 | $55.61 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $45.44 | $45.44 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 179 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 179 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 17.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 49.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($53.89 to $58.57) — its "stochastic" reading is 43 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 43.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $60.48 | $60.48 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 7.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -7.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 149.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +149.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 7.6% below its highest point of the past year | 7.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $135.00 (set on 2021-11-04) | $135.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($26.51 to $59.21), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 10% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $37.95 to $39.00. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 10.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 58.6% below its all-time high | -58.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.2% above a support level at $54.66 — a price it turned at six times since 2024-12-19, most recently on 2026-10-01. Since 2024-10-08 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.1902 (set on 2000-12-26) | $0.1902 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 29292.7% above its all-time low | +29,293% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 37th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.62 between its high and its low — about 2.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.62 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $53.94 and $59.40 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $53.94 – $56.67 – $59.40 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.9% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (23.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.81× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 5 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.4% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 11.8% above the previous close 43 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 50.95 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +11.8% |
| Gap filled | a 2.0% gap up opened on 2026-08-18 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 31 sessions to close | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +2.08% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.7 percentage points (the stock gained 0.3% while the market gained 1.0%) | -0.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 3.7 percentage points (the stock gained 7.6% while the market gained 3.8%) | +3.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 13.5 percentage points (the stock gained 30.9% while the market gained 17.5%) | +13.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 31.0 percentage points (the stock gained 46.0% while the market gained 15.0%) | +31.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.8% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.9% of the share price. | +1.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 25% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $44.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 189 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +25.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-07 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $56.11 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 44 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ZD last closed at $55.91 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $54.66 | Support | 2.2% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-12-19 to 2026-10-01 |
| $57.87 | Resistance | 3.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-07 to 2026-09-03 |
| $60.55 | Resistance | 8.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-03 to 2026-09-17 |
| $50.59 | Support | 9.5% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-01-10 to 2026-08-06 |
| $48.18 | Support | 13.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-18 to 2026-06-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.17 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 6 analysts
- Mean price target$63.67 range $59.00 – $75.00; median $62.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-07. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ZD
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.25 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-07
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.0207 (-1.6%) from $1.27, on 2026-09-02, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant dependency on advertising revenue and consumer digital engagement levels.","Risks associated with the integration and performance of business acquisitions.","Exposure to potential goodwill impairment due to market conditions or changes in business performance."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ZD's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added bullet point about completing planned divestiture of Connectivity business on anticipated terms and timing (filed 2026-05-08)
- Added bullet point about realizing anticipated benefits from divestiture of Connectivity business (filed 2026-05-08)
- Added reference to 'cybersecurity breaches' in addition to 'security breaches' when discussing system failures and technological issues (filed 2026-05-08)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2024; replaced with year ended December 31, 2025 (filed 2026-05-08)
- Removed complete Overview section text describing company's business offerings and segments that appeared in older filing (filed 2025-11-07)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'assumptions on which' to 'assumptions upon which' in forward-looking statement disclaimer (filed 2026-05-08)
- Changed 'business plans' to 'business plans' from 'businesses plans' - corrected grammar in cash flow bullet point (filed 2026-05-08)
- Changed 'environmental, social, and governmental matters' to 'environmental, social, and governance matters' - replaced 'governmental' with 'governance' (filed 2026-05-08)
- Changed 'Meet any publicly announced guidance' to 'Meet any publicly announced guidance' - added word 'any' before 'publicly announced' (filed 2026-05-08)
- Notes:
- The newer filing (2026-05-08) appears to be truncated at the end of the Overview section, cutting off mid-sentence compared to the older filing (2025-11-07) which continues beyond the truncation point
- Comparison of Overview section is incomplete due to truncation in newer filing text
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($425436) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 10 sells ($2M) — 6 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-18. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ZD's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding ZD as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 7,882,807
- Reported value $412,822,601
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 1 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ZD had 5,541,576 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ZD had 16.2% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 8.96 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 5,541,576
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 16.2%
- Prior settlement (shares) 5,314,992
- Reported change 4.26%
- Days to cover (reported) 8.96
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Dotdash Meredith
- Future plc
- Red Ventures
- IAC (IAC)
- TechTarget (TTGT)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD) do?
Ziff Davis is a digital media and internet company that owns a portfolio of brands across the technology, gaming, and shopping sectors. The company operates through a diversified portfolio of websites and services, focusing on high-intent consumer and B2B audiences, providing performance marketing, subscription services, and advertising solutions. It maintains a business model centered on digital content, affiliate commerce, and marketing tools.
What sector is ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD) in?
ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Digital Media & Internet Services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are ZIFF DAVIS INC's (ZD) competitors?
Notable peers of ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD) include Dotdash Meredith, Future plc, Red Ventures, IAC and TechTarget. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD) overbought or oversold right now?
ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ZD come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.