ZipRecruiter Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: ZIP ($7.09) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($18.8)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As ZIP is barely profitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for ZIP. This is calculated by dividing ZIP's market cap by their current revenue.
What is ZIP's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.4x
SalesUS$498.90m
Market CapUS$695.64m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does ZIP's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for ZIP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.1x
MAX MediaAlpha
0.9x18.5%US$760.6m
ANGI Angi
0.7x0.5%US$810.5m
EVER EverQuote
1.7x15.5%US$710.9m
GETY Getty Images Holdings
1x3.1%US$941.4m
ZIP ZipRecruiter
1.4x1.3%US$695.6m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: ZIP is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the peer average (1.1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

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

23 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FUBO fuboTV
0.3x12.3%US$451.03m
OB Outbrain
0.4x6.6%US$370.88m
TRVG trivago
0.3x5.7%US$162.25m
SST System1
0.2x1.4%US$83.44m
ZIP 1.4xIndustry Avg. 1.3xNo. of Companies23PS01.63.24.86.48+
23 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: ZIP is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (1.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

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

ZIP PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.4x
Fair PS Ratio1.4x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: ZIP is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x).


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 ZIP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$7.09
US$10.40
+46.7%
14.4%US$13.00US$9.00n/a5
Dec ’25US$8.86
US$10.40
+17.4%
14.4%US$13.00US$9.00n/a5
Nov ’25US$9.22
US$9.10
-1.3%
14.1%US$11.00US$7.50n/a5
Oct ’25US$9.34
US$9.10
-2.6%
14.1%US$11.00US$7.50n/a5
Sep ’25US$9.55
US$9.10
-4.7%
14.1%US$11.00US$7.50n/a5
Aug ’25US$8.62
US$11.70
+35.7%
11.3%US$14.00US$10.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$9.05
US$12.25
+35.4%
14.1%US$15.00US$10.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$10.11
US$12.90
+27.6%
10.5%US$15.00US$11.50n/a5
May ’25US$10.49
US$14.20
+35.4%
10.3%US$16.00US$12.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$11.36
US$14.20
+25.0%
10.3%US$16.00US$12.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$12.68
US$14.17
+11.7%
9.5%US$16.00US$12.00n/a6
Feb ’25US$13.92
US$14.67
+5.4%
12.2%US$18.00US$12.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$13.90
US$14.00
+0.7%
8.2%US$15.00US$12.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$13.52
US$14.00
+3.6%
8.2%US$15.00US$12.00US$8.866
Nov ’24US$10.74
US$16.00
+49.0%
14.3%US$19.00US$13.00US$9.225
Oct ’24US$11.99
US$16.75
+39.7%
11.5%US$19.00US$14.00US$9.344
Sep ’24US$15.00
US$16.75
+11.7%
11.5%US$19.00US$14.00US$9.554
Aug ’24US$18.59
US$18.50
-0.5%
12.4%US$21.00US$15.00US$8.624
Jul ’24US$17.76
US$19.20
+8.1%
12.9%US$22.00US$15.00US$9.055
Jun ’24US$15.78
US$19.20
+21.7%
12.9%US$22.00US$15.00US$10.115
May ’24US$16.82
US$22.40
+33.2%
16.4%US$26.00US$18.00US$10.495
Apr ’24US$15.94
US$23.50
+47.4%
14.0%US$26.00US$18.00US$11.364
Mar ’24US$17.01
US$23.20
+36.4%
12.9%US$26.00US$18.00US$12.685
Feb ’24US$20.11
US$24.40
+21.3%
9.2%US$26.00US$20.00US$13.925
Jan ’24US$16.42
US$24.40
+48.6%
9.2%US$26.00US$20.00US$13.905
Dec ’23US$16.60
US$24.40
+47.0%
9.2%US$26.00US$20.00US$13.525

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 01:17
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

ZipRecruiter, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Trevor YoungBarclays
Mark Stephen MahaneyEvercore ISI
Shweta KhajuriaEvercore ISI