Ziff Davis Valuation

Is ZD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ZD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ZD ($43.77) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($106.62)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ZD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ZD?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ZD key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA5.6x
PEG Ratio0.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ZD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ZD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.7x
YY JOYY
7.5x-0.6%US$2.0b
GETY Getty Images Holdings
39.2x13.4%US$1.5b
YELP Yelp
16.6x8.3%US$2.3b
SSTK Shutterstock
23.4x29.6%US$1.1b
ZD Ziff Davis
24.5x26.4%US$2.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ZD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the peer average (21.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ZD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Interactive Media and Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a12.9%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ZD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (24.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ZD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ZD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.5x
Fair PE Ratio23.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ZD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ZD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$43.77
US$68.50
+56.5%
28.8%US$95.00US$44.00n/a6
Oct ’25US$47.42
US$68.50
+44.5%
28.8%US$95.00US$44.00n/a6
Sep ’25US$48.87
US$71.57
+46.5%
27.6%US$95.00US$44.00n/a7
Aug ’25US$45.08
US$75.00
+66.4%
19.5%US$95.00US$52.00n/a8
Jul ’25US$53.75
US$76.25
+41.9%
17.0%US$95.00US$58.00n/a8
Jun ’25US$57.61
US$76.25
+32.4%
17.0%US$95.00US$58.00n/a8
May ’25US$49.52
US$80.28
+62.1%
11.8%US$95.00US$68.00n/a8
Apr ’25US$62.45
US$80.24
+28.5%
11.1%US$95.00US$68.00n/a9
Mar ’25US$68.76
US$80.22
+16.7%
11.1%US$95.00US$68.00n/a9
Feb ’25US$68.36
US$78.56
+14.9%
12.6%US$95.00US$66.00n/a9
Jan ’25US$67.19
US$77.89
+15.9%
13.1%US$95.00US$66.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$64.74
US$77.89
+20.3%
13.1%US$95.00US$66.00n/a9
Nov ’24US$58.72
US$89.00
+51.6%
17.5%US$120.00US$75.00n/a9
Oct ’24US$63.69
US$89.00
+39.7%
17.5%US$120.00US$75.00US$47.429
Sep ’24US$67.74
US$90.00
+32.9%
18.0%US$120.00US$75.00US$48.878
Aug ’24US$72.04
US$91.11
+26.5%
17.1%US$120.00US$75.00US$45.089
Jul ’24US$70.06
US$91.11
+30.0%
17.1%US$120.00US$75.00US$53.759
Jun ’24US$60.40
US$91.11
+50.8%
17.1%US$120.00US$75.00US$57.619
May ’24US$73.69
US$99.00
+34.3%
15.8%US$133.00US$85.00US$49.529
Apr ’24US$78.05
US$99.00
+26.8%
15.8%US$133.00US$85.00US$62.459
Mar ’24US$78.21
US$99.00
+26.6%
15.8%US$133.00US$85.00US$68.769
Feb ’24US$89.75
US$100.44
+11.9%
15.0%US$133.00US$85.00US$68.369
Jan ’24US$79.10
US$102.89
+30.1%
14.2%US$133.00US$85.00US$67.199
Dec ’23US$93.52
US$107.00
+14.4%
13.2%US$133.00US$90.00US$64.748
Nov ’23US$77.80
US$107.25
+37.9%
13.2%US$133.00US$90.00US$58.728
Oct ’23US$68.48
US$107.25
+56.6%
13.2%US$133.00US$90.00US$63.698

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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