Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) Issues Earnings Results

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) posted its earnings results on Monday. The technology company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by ($0.10), Zacks reports. Ziff Davis had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 4.52%. Ziff Davis updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.640-7.280 EPS.

Ziff Davis Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of ZD stock traded up $0.09 on Monday, hitting $48.02. The company had a trading volume of 622,025 shares, compared to its average volume of 311,089. Ziff Davis has a twelve month low of $37.76 and a twelve month high of $70.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.70 and a beta of 1.36. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $53.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.30.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ZD. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Ziff Davis from $76.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays upped their price objective on Ziff Davis from $44.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ziff Davis has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.00.

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital media and internet company in the United States and internationally. The company offers PCMag, an online resource for laboratory-based product reviews, technology news, buying guides, and research papers; Mashable for publishing technology and culture content; Spiceworks Ziff Davis provides digital content of IT products and services; retailMeNot, a savings destination platform; Offers.com, a coupon and deals website; and event-based properties, including BlackFriday.com, TheBlackFriday.com, BestBlackFriday.com, and DealsofAmerica.com.