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Ziff Davis, Inc.
$51.98 -1.28 (-2.40%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$1.91B
Shares
36,835,400

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$51.98 Open$52.53 Day$51.18–53.13 52W$22.45–54.75 Avg vol 30d700K Short int5.9M · 15.9% float · 11.1d Short vol85% Last earningsMay 8, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 8
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +33%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +13%
above
RSI (14) 64
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 91%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +12%
trailing
6-month return +43%
trailing
YTD return +48%
this year
Relative strength +36%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bearish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $46 › 200d $39 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
10 of 274 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -15.6K sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
15.88% of float · ▲ +9.9% MoM · 11.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
274 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 77
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
Revenue growth −2%
Y/Y
Gross margin 90%
expanding
EPS growth −19%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $287.9M
Valuation P/E 44.4
in line
Balance sheet $292.7M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 68%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −34%
past year
ATR 3.6%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 8, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 3 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +33% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +13% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      64 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      91% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $46 › 200d $39 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      10 of 274 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -15.6K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      15.88% of float · ▲ +9.9% MoM · 11.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      274 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $22 Now $52 · 91% 52-wk high $55
      vs 200-day avg +33% vs 50-day avg +13%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Versus peers

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      $1.91B +47.9% -1.9% 44.4 15.9%
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      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      272
      % held
      108.6%
      Reported
      10 of 274
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      304
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      5.9M
      Days to cover
      11.1d
      Change
      +525.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      85%
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.7K
      Value
      $79.5K
      As of
      Jun 11, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.4%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.7M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 5
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.5B
      Net income (FY)
      $47.4M
      EPS diluted
      $1.15
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 25.0M
      Remaining
      shares 10.3M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K/A
      Filed
      Jun 22, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $843.9K
      Shares
      18.0K
      Filed
      Jun 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 8, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Ziff Davis to Participate in One…
      Published
      May 19, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ZD -0.7% +11.6% +43.3% -0.7% +47.9%
      SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
      vs SPY -0.6% +10.7% +35.9% -0.6% +38.6%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 25.00M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 14.70M
      Remaining
      shares 10.30M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1084048 CUSIP 48123V102 13F (30d) 11 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations