ZD
Ziff Davis, Inc.
NasdaqGSUSDEQUITY
Communication Services
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▼ 1.21 (2.16%)
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Prev close
55.98
Day high
56.63
Day low
54.33
Volume
402.12K
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E (TTM)
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52W range
22.45 – 60.48
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
-2.77%
-4.7%
1M
-1.67%
-2.8%
3M
+5.37%
+0.8%
6M
+27.40%
+9.2%
YTD
+55.82%
+41.6%
1Y
+39.51%
+23.1%
3Y
-14.01%
-96.3%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Options chains and analytics, valuation ratios, insider filings, analyst targets and ownership. No card, no trial, nothing to cancel.
Insider net activity
Net shares
+12.24K
Net buying
Buy transactions
8
56.71K shares
Sell transactions
9
44.47K shares
Net transactions
+17
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
0.8 : 1
Mixed
Insider-held shares
1.26M
Total on file
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 26 | KRETZMER WILLIAM BRIAN Director |
SELL | 2.51K | $138.99K | Direct |
| Aug 12, 26 | TANSLEY LORI A Officer |
SELL | 1.40K | $76.66K | Direct |
| Aug 10, 26 | ROSSEN JEREMY D General Counsel |
SELL | 3.82K | $209.78K | Direct |
| Jun 10, 26 | RICHTER BRET Chief Financial Officer |
SELL | 18.00K | $843.84K | Direct |
| Jun 8, 26 | MCDONALD KIRK P Director |
SELL | 1.07K | $50.15K | Direct |
| Jun 5, 26 | ROSSEN JEREMY D General Counsel |
SELL | 8.00K | $376.00K | Direct |
| Jun 3, 26 | BARSTEN JANA Director |
SELL | 3.35K | $150.62K | Direct |
| Jun 2, 26 | KRETZMER WILLIAM BRIAN Director |
SELL | 1.97K | $87.60K | Direct |
| May 28, 26 | ROSSEN JEREMY D General Counsel |
SELL | 4.35K | $198.88K | Direct |
| May 7, 26 | TAYLOR SCOTT CAREY Director |
CONVERSION | 7.90K | $342.28K | Direct |
| May 7, 26 | FAY SARAH ANN Director |
CONVERSION | 7.90K | $342.28K | Direct |
| May 7, 26 | MCDONALD KIRK P Director |
CONVERSION | 7.90K | $342.28K | Direct |
| May 7, 26 | RAY NEVILLE R. Director |
CONVERSION | 7.90K | $342.28K | Direct |
| May 7, 26 | HARRIS TERESA A Director |
CONVERSION | 7.90K | $342.28K | Direct |
What this is, and what it is not
These are SEC Form 4 filings — officers, directors and 10% owners reporting their own trades in the company's stock. Filing is due within two business days of the transaction, so this lags reality by days, and the provider adds its own lag on top.
A sale is not automatically bearish. Executives sell on scheduled 10b5-1 plans, to cover tax on vesting equity, and to diversify. Purchases with cash are generally the more informative signal, and they are far rarer.
This does not include congressional or senate trading. That comes from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the Senate eFD system and the House Clerk, which this data source does not carry.
Officer and director trades in their own stock, straight from Form 4 filings.
Insider holders
| Name | Relation | Shares held | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
BARSTEN JANA |
Director | 12.51K | Sale |
FAY SARAH ANN |
Director | 31.52K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
HARRIS TERESA A |
Director | 20.75K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
KRETZMER WILLIAM BRIAN |
Director | 20.00K | Sale |
MCDONALD KIRK P |
Director | 13.47K | Sale |
RAY NEVILLE R. |
Director | 14.57K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
RICHTER BRET |
Chief Financial Officer | 29.24K | Sale |
ROSSEN JEREMY D |
General Counsel | 12.64K | Sale |
SHAH VIVEK R |
Chief Executive Officer | — | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
TAYLOR SCOTT CAREY |
Director | 22.16K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
Fundamentals
Market cap$1.88B
Enterprise value$1.17B
Revenue (TTM)$1.44B
Gross profit$1.22B
EBITDA$407.79M
Net income$-29.69M
EPS (TTM)$-1.50
Free cash flow$529.46M
Total cash$1.61B
Total debt$894.54M
Book value / share$64.00
Shares outstanding34.29M
Float30.36M
Short % of float25.66%
Dividend yield0.00%
Beta (5Y)1.04
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E—
Forward P/E9.15
PEG ratio1.52
Price / sales—
Price / book0.86
EV / revenue0.81
EV / EBITDA2.86
Gross margin85.01%
Operating margin4.16%
Profit margin44.75%
Return on equity-1.46%
Return on assets3.09%
Debt / equity39.98
Current ratio2.16
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1.45B | $1.40B | $1.36B | $1.39B | +3.5% |
| Operating revenue | $1.45B | $1.40B | $1.36B | $1.39B | +3.5% |
| Cost of revenue | $206.60M | $200.32M | $185.65M | $184.55M | +3.1% |
| Gross profit | $1.24B | $1.20B | $1.18B | $1.21B | +3.6% |
| Research & development | $61.96M | $67.37M | $68.86M | $74.09M | -8.0% |
| Selling, general & admin | — | — | $683.09M | $672.65M | — |
| Total operating expense | $1.06B | $1.00B | $988.92M | $980.14M | +5.9% |
| Operating income | $183.10M | $198.92M | $189.46M | $226.31M | -8.0% |
| Net interest income | -$25.91M | -$13.99M | -$20.03M | -$33.84M | -85.2% |
| Pre-tax income | $80.75M | $93.19M | $74.97M | $131.15M | -13.4% |
| Tax provision | $25.45M | $41.37M | $24.14M | $57.96M | -38.5% |
| Net income | $47.35M | $63.05M | $41.50M | $63.76M | -24.9% |
| Net income to common | $47.35M | $63.05M | $41.50M | $63.74M | -24.9% |
| Basic EPS | 1.16 | 1.42 | 0.89 | 1.36 | -18.3% |
| Diluted EPS | 1.15 | 1.42 | 0.89 | 1.36 | -19.0% |
| EBIT | $106.66M | $107.18M | $95.00M | $165.00M | -0.5% |
| EBITDA | $335.35M | $319.10M | $331.97M | $398.39M | +5.1% |
| Diluted shares | 41.10M | 44.52M | 46.46M | 47.03M | -7.7% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $607.01M | $505.88M | $737.61M | $652.79M | — | +20.0% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $607.01M | $505.88M | $764.72M | $711.21M | — | +20.0% |
| Accounts receivable | $667.22M | $660.22M | $337.70M | $304.74M | — | +1.1% |
| Total current assets | $1.37B | $1.27B | $1.19B | $1.08B | — | +7.7% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $213.18M | $197.22M | $188.17M | $178.18M | — | +8.1% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $1.95B | $2.01B | $1.87B | $2.05B | — | -2.7% |
| Total assets | $3.66B | $3.70B | $3.47B | $3.53B | — | -1.1% |
| Total current liabilities | $1.07B | $899.65M | $431.83M | $432.45M | — | +19.5% |
| Current debt | $148.69M | — | — | — | $54.61M | — |
| Long-term debt | $717.82M | $864.28M | $1.00B | $999.05M | — | -16.9% |
| Total debt | $866.50M | $864.28M | $1.00B | $999.05M | — | +0.3% |
| Total liabilities | $1.91B | $1.89B | $1.58B | $1.64B | — | +0.9% |
| Retained earnings | $1.34B | $1.40B | $1.49B | $1.54B | — | -4.5% |
| Shareholder equity | $1.75B | $1.81B | $1.89B | $1.89B | — | -3.2% |
| Working capital | $295.45M | $372.42M | $759.16M | $651.82M | — | -20.7% |
| Net tangible assets | -$198.17M | -$195.13M | $21.53M | -$161.68M | — | -1.6% |
| Shares issued | 38.38M | 42.85M | 46.08M | 47.27M | — | -10.4% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $47.35M | $63.05M | $41.50M | $63.76M | — | -24.9% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $228.69M | $211.92M | $236.97M | $233.40M | — | +7.9% |
| Stock-based compensation | $44.93M | $40.91M | $31.92M | $26.60M | — | +9.8% |
| Change in working capital | -$27.19M | -$9.65M | -$73.64M | -$66.02M | — | -181.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $407.07M | $390.31M | $319.96M | $336.44M | — | +4.3% |
| Capital expenditure | -$119.20M | -$106.64M | -$108.73M | -$106.15M | — | -11.8% |
| Investing cash flow | -$145.75M | -$297.45M | -$127.41M | -$220.77M | — | +51.0% |
| Share buybacks | -$173.79M | -$185.18M | -$108.53M | -$78.29M | — | +6.2% |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| Financing cash flow | -$170.29M | -$320.99M | -$114.79M | -$140.83M | — | +46.9% |
| Free cash flow | $287.87M | $283.68M | $211.23M | $230.29M | — | +1.5% |
| End cash position | $607.01M | $505.88M | $737.61M | $652.79M | — | +20.0% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $286.74M | $267.64M | $406.71M | $363.71M | $294.80M | +7.1% |
| Operating revenue | $286.74M | $267.64M | $406.71M | $363.71M | $294.80M | +7.1% |
| Cost of revenue | $45.71M | $44.32M | $57.26M | $53.15M | $40.66M | +3.1% |
| Gross profit | $241.03M | $223.32M | $349.45M | $310.56M | $254.14M | +7.9% |
| Research & development | $14.37M | $13.64M | $14.21M | $15.40M | $14.20M | +5.4% |
| Selling, general & admin | $169.67M | $161.88M | $191.26M | $191.83M | $175.84M | +4.8% |
| Total operating expense | $230.91M | $220.39M | $263.40M | $282.12M | $240.37M | +4.8% |
| Operating income | $10.12M | $2.93M | $86.05M | $28.44M | $13.77M | +245.0% |
| Net interest income | -$5.77M | -$6.90M | -$6.76M | -$6.50M | -$6.58M | +16.3% |
| Pre-tax income | -$51.08M | -$3.28M | $19.89M | $9.14M | $9.12M | -1,459.2% |
| Tax provision | $941.00K | $2.64M | -$204.00K | $12.78M | -$69.00K | -64.3% |
| Net income | $624.46M | $22.26M | $370.00K | -$3.60M | $26.34M | +2,705.2% |
| Net income to common | $624.46M | $22.26M | $370.00K | -$3.60M | $26.34M | +2,705.2% |
| Basic EPS | 17.16 | 0.59 | 0.01 | -0.09 | 0.63 | +2,808.5% |
| Diluted EPS | 17.16 | 0.59 | 0.01 | -0.09 | 0.62 | +2,808.5% |
| EBIT | -$45.31M | $3.62M | $26.66M | $15.64M | $15.71M | -1,351.6% |
| EBITDA | $1.56M | $53.40M | $84.59M | $72.96M | $73.31M | -97.1% |
| Basic shares | 36.38M | 37.60M | 39.10M | 40.56M | 41.73M | -3.2% |
| Diluted shares | 36.38M | 37.60M | 39.28M | 40.56M | 43.15M | -3.2% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $1.61B | $519.72M | $607.01M | $503.37M | $457.26M | +209.0% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.61B | $519.72M | $607.01M | $503.37M | $457.26M | +209.0% |
| Accounts receivable | $418.85M | $206.73M | $667.22M | $473.16M | $523.01M | +102.6% |
| Total current assets | $2.08B | $1.44B | $1.37B | $1.12B | $1.10B | +45.2% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $171.48M | $166.92M | $213.18M | $207.85M | $204.24M | +2.7% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $1.58B | $1.66B | $1.95B | $1.98B | $2.02B | -4.4% |
| Total assets | $4.00B | $3.39B | $3.66B | $3.48B | $3.52B | +17.8% |
| Total current liabilities | $963.33M | $863.72M | $1.07B | $698.01M | $692.84M | +11.5% |
| Current debt | $148.94M | $148.81M | $148.69M | — | — | +0.1% |
| Long-term debt | $718.70M | $718.26M | $717.82M | $865.94M | $865.38M | +0.1% |
| Total debt | $867.64M | $867.07M | $866.50M | $865.94M | $865.38M | +0.1% |
| Total liabilities | $1.76B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Retained earnings | $1.87B | $1.33B | $1.34B | $1.37B | $1.41B | +40.2% |
| Shareholder equity | $2.24B | $1.72B | $1.75B | $1.80B | $1.84B | +30.0% |
| Working capital | $1.12B | $571.78M | $295.45M | $426.54M | $409.63M | +96.1% |
| Net tangible assets | $652.68M | $63.56M | -$198.17M | -$182.60M | -$174.45M | +926.9% |
| Shares issued | 34.96M | 37.39M | 38.38M | 39.99M | 41.17M | -6.5% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $624.46M | $22.26M | $370.00K | -$3.60M | $26.34M | +2,705.2% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $46.87M | $49.78M | $57.93M | $57.32M | $57.61M | -5.8% |
| Stock-based compensation | $12.98M | $10.91M | $11.25M | $12.20M | $11.73M | +19.0% |
| Change in working capital | $218.96M | -$39.96M | $35.42M | $26.52M | -$24.70M | +647.9% |
| Operating cash flow | $88.96M | $29.95M | $191.08M | $138.30M | $57.07M | +197.0% |
| Capital expenditure | -$35.00M | -$33.13M | -$33.31M | -$30.14M | -$30.13M | -5.7% |
| Investing cash flow | $1.09B | -$33.21M | -$29.38M | -$44.77M | -$6.77M | +3,385.2% |
| Share buybacks | -$121.46M | -$51.59M | -$60.57M | -$44.39M | -$33.93M | -135.4% |
| Financing cash flow | -$120.29M | -$53.49M | -$58.83M | -$44.58M | -$31.88M | -124.9% |
| Free cash flow | $53.96M | -$3.17M | $157.77M | $108.16M | $26.94M | +1,800.2% |
| End cash position | $1.61B | $545.82M | $607.01M | $503.37M | $457.26M | +194.3% |
Options analytics
Put / call volume
0.09
Call-heavy session
Put / call open interest
—
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
40.00
-27.0% from spot
ATM implied vol
0.8%
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
0.0%
Calls bid over puts
Call volume
23
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
2
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
45.00
0 contracts
Heaviest put OI
40.00
0 contracts
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 0.84 | 1.03 | +23.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.77 | 0.73 | -5.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 2.70 | 2.56 | -5.1% |
| Sep 2025 | 1.78 | 1.76 | -1.4% |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 1.25 | 5 | $295.32M | -18.8% |
| Next quarter | 2.22 | 5 | $340.01M | -16.4% |
| Current year | 5.15 | 6 | $1.19B | -18.0% |
| Next year | 5.98 | 6 | $1.21B | +1.5% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target$63.67
High target$75.00
Low target$59.00
Implied upside16.24%
Analyst count6
ConsensusBUY
Strong buy / Buy1 / 2
Hold3
Sell / Strong sell0 / 0
Held by insiders3.68%
Held by institutions122.94%
Institutions holding374
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
55.88
-1.99% from price
SMA 20
56.66
-3.34% from price
SMA 50
55.53
-1.38% from price
SMA 100
51.82
+5.69% from price
SMA 200
45.45
+20.49% from price
EMA 12
55.96
-2.13% from price
EMA 26
56.05
-2.28% from price
EMA 50
55.06
-0.53% from price
RSI (14)
44.0
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
-0.08
Hist -0.36
ATR (14)
1.69
3.08% of price
Realised vol 30D
25.0%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
59.39
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
53.93
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Golden
55.53 vs 45.45
Trend bias
Above 200
+20.49%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.64
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.13
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
25.0%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
13.0%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-33.8%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-80.1%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
1.69
3.08% of price
Beta (reported)
1.04
5Y monthly, from filing
Short interest
Shares short
5.54M
Prior 4.48M
Change vs prior
+23.6%
Shorts adding
% of float
25.66%
Heavily shorted
% of shares out
16.16%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
10.4
Crowded exit
Float
30.36M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 26 | UBS | MAINTAINED | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 10, 26 | Evercore ISI Group | MAINTAINED | Outperform | Outperform |
| Aug 10, 26 | RBC Capital | MAINTAINED | Outperform | Outperform |
| Aug 10, 26 | Citigroup | MAINTAINED | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 10, 26 | Susquehanna | MAINTAINED | Positive | Positive |
| May 12, 26 | Evercore ISI Group | MAINTAINED | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 11, 26 | RBC Capital | MAINTAINED | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 11, 26 | Barclays | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 5, 26 | Susquehanna | MAINTAINED | Positive | Positive |
| Mar 6, 26 | Citigroup | MAINTAINED | Neutral | Neutral |
| Mar 4, 26 | Barclays | MAINTAINED | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Feb 25, 26 | UBS | MAINTAINED | Neutral | Neutral |
Dividends & splits
Forward rate—
Forward yield0.00%
5-year avg yield1.58%
Payout ratio0.00%
Ex-dividend dateMay 17, 2019
Next pay dateJun 4, 2019
Last split115:100
Split dateOct 8, 2021
SEC filings
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-08-07
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K/A · 2026-06-22
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-06-17
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-05-18
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-05-08
Proxy Statements
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