Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
51.87 USD
-0.31
(-0.594%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 51.87 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:21 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Ziff Davis is currently broken by a catastrophic multi-year decline. Despite a recent price rebound and a 'Buy' recommendation from analysts, the underlying business has suffered four consecutive years of negative annual returns, dropping nearly 42% over the last nine years. This structural deterioration is confirmed by the options market, which is brimming with deep out-of-the-money put protection, signaling a fear of a continued freefall rather than a bounce. While the forward P/E looks attractive at 9x, it is a value trap built on a shrinking asset base with negative free cash flow. The recent surge appears to be a technical relief rally or a short-covering event, not a reversal of the long-term trend. Without a clear turnaround in revenue growth or a restoration of profitability, the risk of permanent capital loss outweighs the speculative upside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.059847 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.066148 |
| AutoETS | 0.066149 |
| MSTL_66 | 0.074161 |
| AutoTheta | 0.079511 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.094906 |
| MSTL_66_115 | 0.115755 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 4.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.852 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.20 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2019-05-16 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2019-05-16 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 51.947 |
| Revenue per Share | 36.392 |
| Market Cap | 1,910,652,160 |
| Trailing P/E | 44.33 |
| Forward P/E | 9.12 |
| Beta | 1.02 |
| Profit Margins | 3.14% |
| Previous Name | J2 Global, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.ziffdavis.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:21 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant downside volatility rather than upside momentum. Put open interest is heavily concentrated deep out-of-the-money (strikes 17.5, 20, 22.5), suggesting a fear of a severe crash or delisting scenario. Call activity is sparse and mostly centered around the money or slightly out-of-the-money, lacking the aggressive bullish flow seen in the put side. The implied volatility skew is inverted, with deep puts trading at significantly higher premiums than calls, indicating a market pricing in a high probability of further decline.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | 0.395652 | 0.525222 |
| 2019-02-22 | 0.386957 | 0.514333 |
| 2018-11-16 | 0.378261 | 0.598350 |
| 2018-08-17 | 0.369565 | 0.532248 |
| 2018-05-17 | 0.360870 | 0.481551 |
| 2018-02-21 | 0.352174 | 0.524679 |
| 2017-11-16 | 0.343478 | 0.538440 |
| 2017-08-10 | 0.334783 | 0.534129 |
| 2017-05-17 | 0.326087 | 0.457429 |
| 2017-02-17 | 0.317391 | 0.443445 |
| 2016-11-16 | 0.308696 | 0.479277 |
| 2016-08-15 | 0.300000 | 0.506459 |
| 2016-05-16 | 0.291304 | 0.532421 |
| 2016-02-19 | 0.282609 | 0.450701 |
| 2015-11-13 | 0.273913 | 0.409836 |
| 2015-08-13 | 0.267826 | 0.422612 |
| 2015-05-15 | 0.260870 | 0.446363 |
| 2015-02-19 | 0.254783 | 0.437706 |
| 2014-11-13 | 0.247826 | 0.515091 |
| 2014-08-14 | 0.241739 | 0.522164 |
| 2014-05-15 | 0.234783 | 0.585938 |
| 2014-02-20 | 0.228696 | 0.530029 |
| 2013-11-14 | 0.221739 | 0.548387 |
| 2013-08-15 | 0.214783 | 0.485457 |
| 2013-05-16 | 0.208696 | 0.605909 |
| 2013-02-21 | 0.202609 | 0.661181 |
| 2012-11-07 | 0.391304 | 1.530090 |
| 2012-08-09 | 0.191304 | 0.765749 |
| 2012-05-14 | 0.186957 | 0.879348 |
| 2012-02-23 | 0.182609 | 0.697444 |
| 2011-11-09 | 0.178261 | 0.729798 |
| 2011-08-31 | 0.173913 | 0.625978 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.60208786 |
| Address1 | 360 Park Avenue South |
| Address2 | 17th Floor |
| All Time High | 135.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.190217 |
| Ask | 67.04 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 788,540 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 626,244 |
| Average Volume | 626,244 |
| Average Volume10Days | 788,540 |
| Beta | 1.018 |
| Bid | 37.76 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 45.694 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 51.87 |
| Current Ratio | 1.662 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 52.74 |
| Day Low | 51.76 |
| Debt To Equity | 51.947 |
| Display Name | Ziff Davis |
| Dividend Date | 1,559,606,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.044 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.082 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Ebitda | 413,337,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.28583 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 5.529 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.58 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,285,201,152 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.183 |
| Eps Forward | 5.69006 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.17 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,558,051,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 46.1742 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.695801 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.12335462 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 60.208786 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 54.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.880001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.05260276 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 22.45 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 29.419998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3104676 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 22.45 - 54.75 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 932,736,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.75 |
| Float Shares | 33,215,585 |
| Forward Eps | 5.69006 |
| Forward P E | 9.115896 |
| Free Cashflow | -15,431,375 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 3,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.85443 |
| Gross Profits | 1,235,579,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03446 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.1778901 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 36,835,400 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,558,051,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.395652 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,633,651,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 115:100 |
| Long Business Summary | Ziff Davis, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital media and internet company in the United States and internationally. It offers online resources for laboratory-based product reviews, technology news, buying guides, and research papers under the PCMag and CNET brands; Mashable for publishing technology and culture content; Spiceworks provides digital content of IT products and services; RetailMeNot, a savings destination platform; VoucherCodes; Offers.com, a coupon and deals website; and event based properties, includes BlackFriday.com, TheBlackFriday.com, BestBlackFriday.com, and DealsofAmerica.com. It also offers gaming and entertainment platforms under the IGN Entertainment and Humble Bundle brands; and information on internet connectivity under the Speedtest, Ookla, Ekahau, Downdetector, and RootMetrics brands. The company also offers digital content and information services for health and wellness consumers under the Everyday Health, DailyOM, Lose It!, Castle Connolly, and Migraine Again brands; pregnancy and parenting content under the BabyCenter, Mom 2.0, Emma's Diary, Medpage Today, and What to Expect brands. In addition, it offers PRIME Education, a medical education program for healthcare professionals; and Health eCareers, a digital portal for healthcare professionals. Further, it provides endpoint and email security, security awareness training, secure backup and file sharing, and virtual private network solutions under the IPVanish, VIPRE, Livedrive, Inspired eLearning, and SugarSync brands; and email marketing and delivery solutions, search engine optimization tools, and voice and text communication services under the Campaigner, iContact, SMTP, Kickbox, Full Contact, MOZ Pro, MOZ Local, Stat Analytics, eVoice, and Line2 brands. The company was formerly known as j2 Global, Inc. and changed its name to Ziff Davis, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Ziff Davis, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,910,652,160 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_121509 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | 36,767,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,922,071,172 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 52.18 |
| Operating Cashflow | 416,408,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.011419999 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.52 |
| Phone | 212 503 3500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 51.87 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,120 |
| Prev Name | J2 Global, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 52.18 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.007717 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.13516 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3212512 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03138 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.062 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.310001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.5941 |
| Regular Market Day High | 52.74 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 51.76 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 51.76 - 52.74 |
| Regular Market Open | 52.18 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 52.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 51.87 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 384,544 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03405 |
| Return On Equity | 0.02076 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.019 |
| Revenue Per Share | 36.392 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 36,835,400 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.156 |
| Shares Short | 5,747,457 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,324,709 |
| Short Name | Ziff Davis, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.23799999 |
| Short Ratio | 7.98 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | ZD |
| Target High Price | 61.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 49.4 |
| Target Median Price | 48.0 |
| Total Cash | 519,718,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 14.109 |
| Total Debt | 894,267,008 |
| Total Revenue | 1,446,093,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.17 |
| Trailing P E | 44.333336 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 39.35645 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 12.51355 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.31795424 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 384,544 |
| Website | https://www.ziffdavis.com |
| Zip | 10,010 |