Zhihu Inc. (ZH)Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | Beijing, China | NYSE
3.81 USD
+0.13
(3.533%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.81 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:45 p.m. EDT
Zhihu is a value trap exacerbated by negative revenue growth (-25.1%) and deep operational losses; the depressed valuation is not catching a falling knife but rather trading on worsening fundamentals. While the balance sheet is healthy, the lack of dividends and deteriorating growth trajectory, coupled with heavy options speculation pricing in further downside, warrants avoidance for now. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.154207 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.157961 |
| AutoETS | 0.157962 |
| MSTL | 0.169305 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 7.58 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.488 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.66 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.857 |
| Revenue per Share | 34.356 |
| Market Cap | 333,107,808 |
| Forward P/E | 18.96 |
| Beta | 0.32 |
| Profit Margins | -7.02% |
| Website | https://www.zhihu.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:45 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a clear bearish skew with speculative positioning heavily concentrated in out-of-the-money puts across both near-term (June '26) and intermediate-term (Sept '26) expirations. The put OI at strikes 2.5/5.0 represents the dominant sentiment, significantly outweighing call positioning. Put IV (1.24-1.80) is substantially inflated compared to Call IV (0.6-0.69), indicating market participants expect significant downside volatility despite the stock trading near its lower end of the recent 14-day range.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.061281323 |
| Address1 | 18 Xueqing Road |
| Address2 | Haidian District |
| All Time High | 83.094 |
| All Time Low | 2.55 |
| Ask | 3.9 |
| Ask Size | 1,600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 491,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 428,530 |
| Average Volume | 428,530 |
| Average Volume10Days | 491,470 |
| Beta | 0.317 |
| Bid | 3.4 |
| Bid Size | 3,700 |
| Book Value | 7.0276217 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.81 |
| Current Ratio | 3.731 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 3.88 |
| Day Low | 3.705 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.857 |
| Display Name | Zhihu |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,436,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,436,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,441,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,798,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,798,600 |
| Ebitda | -358,996,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.13059 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.913 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -1.164 |
| Enterprise Value | -3,199,890,944 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.72776 |
| Eps Forward | 0.20096819 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.35 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.2216 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.5883999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.18264213 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.1281323 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.7400002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.31351355 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4824903 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.57 - 5.55 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,616,765,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 99,941,572 |
| Forward Eps | 0.20096819 |
| Forward P E | 18.958223 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.5994 |
| Gross Profits | 1,647,745,024 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14390999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.21413 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 87,429,872 |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Disp | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Key | internet-content-information |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-03-26 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,715,299,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:6 |
| Long Business Summary | Zhihu Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online content community in the People's Republic of China. The company also offers technology, business support, and consulting services; and information and marketing services. It also offers vocational training; and internet services, as well as holds audio-visual permit The company was formerly known as Zhihu Technology Limited and changed its name to Zhihu Inc. in October 2020. Zhihu Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. |
| Long Name | Zhihu Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 333,107,808 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_706598278 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -192,900,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 316,493,077 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 3.7 |
| Operating Margins | -0.21370001 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 10 8271 6603 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 3.81 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,461,350 |
| Previous Close | 3.68 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 5.2352424 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.54214644 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.121174 |
| Profit Margins | -0.07017 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.645 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.13 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.53261 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.88 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.705 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.705 - 3.88 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.7 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.68 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.81 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 492,955 |
| Return On Assets | -0.04359 |
| Return On Equity | -0.04836 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.251 |
| Revenue Per Share | 34.356 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 82,280,946 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0121 |
| Shares Short | 1,069,906 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 940,021 |
| Short Name | Zhihu Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0171 |
| Short Ratio | 1.85 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ZH |
| Target High Price | 5.374391 |
| Target Low Price | 3.143448 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.4918766 |
| Target Median Price | 4.4561644 |
| Total Cash | 4,240,091,904 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 18.003 |
| Total Debt | 71,974,000 |
| Total Revenue | 2,749,004,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.35 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.19299984 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.048213802 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 492,955 |
| Website | https://www.zhihu.com |
| Zip | 100,083 |