Operates online real estate marketplaces via mobile apps and websites. Facilitates the buying and selling of homes through its Homes segment. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (5% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 347.2× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 37% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 47% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 69% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
There is $1.3B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $759M would remain.
The company’s market value is 347 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 110 sells against just 36 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, ZG sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: ZG is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (37/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.