Short Attack — velZ +6.11 · age 103w×0.45 · 17.61%
Seasonal Headwind — august med -2.5% (mag 1/3) · posClose 37.04% (rel 1/3) · n27 ×0.75 = 5.3
RS Breakdown — momZ +0.22 · low 19w×0.89 · vs industry
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 pla… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Advertising Agencies
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: July 21, 1999
Headquarters: 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, United States, 10010
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$52.18
Market Cap
$1.95B
Float
33.2M
Shares Outstanding
36.8M
P/E (Forward)
9.64
P/E (TTM)
45.18
Price/Sales (TTM)
1.35
vs. Analyst Target
-5.3% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
3.14%
Operating Margin (TTM)
1.14%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.45B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
4.40%
Dividend Rate
None
Analyst Target Price
$49.40 (6 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$1.16B
$151M
$980M
$363M
2021
$1.42B
$497M
$1.23B
$682M
2022
$1.39B
$63.8M
$1.21B
$398M
2023
$1.36B
$41.5M
$1.18B
$332M
2024
$1.40B
$63.0M
$1.20B
$319M
2025
$1.45B
$47.4M
$1.02B
$327M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$352M
$26.3M
Sep 2025
$364M
-$3.6M
Dec 2025
$407M
$370,000
Mar 2026
$268M
$22.3M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
3.4%
Institutional Ownership
117.8%
Short Float
17.6%
% of All Funds Holding
3.07%
Number of Funds Holding
252
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$46.34
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$39.40
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$38.85
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$54.57
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$40.45
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$39.55
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$50.00
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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