ZD
Ziff Davis, Inc.
Communication Services · Advertising Agencies · NMS
$45.81
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.7B
Total market value of the company
39.09
Expensive — high growth expected
8.43
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-1.9%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
3.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
2.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$48.00
+5% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 7 analysts covering this stock
About Ziff Davis, Inc.

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.

https://www.ziffdavis.com

Country: United States Employees: 3,900 Industry: Advertising Agencies
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.091
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0077
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
-0.166
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-9.3%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-55.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
40
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.08
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$50.55
9% below the year high
52W Low
$22.45
104% above the year low
Avg Volume
965,063
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
8.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
19.6%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$1.17
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

51.95
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.66
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
1.06
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
85.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
1.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-15,431,375
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$1.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$37M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
7
Target High
$61.00
Target Median
$48.00
Target Low
$30.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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