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LegalZoom.com, Inc.

$LZ·$990M·Software - Application·Technology
$5.62-3.1%1Y-47.3%
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LZLZ
$LZLegalZoom.com, Inc.
$5.62-3.10%31 posts+9%
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AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Broken storyWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Online legal services down 46% TTM at 8% of range — Levi & Korsinsky investigation is the specific legal overhang.

LegalZoom is the U.S. online-legal-services company whose stock is down 46% year-over-year and sitting at 8% of the 52-week range on specific Levi & Korsinsky securities-fraud-investigation overhang. Q2 revenue grew modestly at 6.6% with continued profitability.

  • The Q2 print showed durable growth: revenue of $205M grew 6.6% year-over-year with a 67% gross margin and 5.2% operating margin — the specific online-legal-services profile that reflects continued execution despite the recent tape damage.
  • The Levi & Korsinsky securities-fraud investigation is the load-bearing overhang: multiple pending-investigation filings reflect specific disclosure-and-legal concerns — the type of legal setup that suppresses the multiple regardless of operational fundamentals.
  • The valuation reflects the litigation-and-operational stress: at 60x trailing earnings and 1.2x sales with 19% FCF yield, LegalZoom is priced for continued weakness plus specific legal-overhang discount — the specific setup that supports substantial upside if the litigation resolves favorably.
  • The technical setup is at capitulation lows: shares at 8% of the 52-week range, 13% below the 50-day and 24% below the 200-day reflect specific-magnitude technical damage — the type of pattern that historically forms before either operational-execution reset or specific M&A activity.

Coming into Nov 4 earnings, the tape needs specific litigation-progress updates, sustained revenue-growth commentary, and any operational-reset commentary. Absent litigation clarity or a specific catalyst, the tape drifts near 52-week lows; any specific legal-favorable development or subscription-growth acceleration is what could restart the trajectory from the current 8%-of-range basing pattern.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 earnings — specific litigation-progress updates, sustained revenue-growth commentary, and any operational-reset commentary. Any specific legal-favorable development or subscription-growth acceleration is the near-term catalyst that could restart the trajectory.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Online legal services platform helping individuals and small businesses form entities, file trademarks, and access attorney subscriptions.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Application sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LZ.

Software - Application · Technology

No material change from last week — platforms where agents expand contract value (ServiceNow, Snowflake) are re-rated upward, while tools where agents substitute human users (Adobe Creative..

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-4.2%YTD
-3.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
60.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
4.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
19.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
66.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.16$0.15+4.3%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.12$0.13-7.7%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$0.17$0.18-5.6%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.17$0.20-15.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.22

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$205.3M+6.6%68.2%5.2%$0.03$74.7M
Q1 FY26$206.8M+12.9%64.0%1.6%$0.01$41.0M
Q4 FY25$190.3M+17.7%67.6%7.3%$0.03$28.0M
Q3 FY25$190.2M+12.8%67.3%3.4%$0.03$47.0M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$807.2M$803.6M – $814.0M$0.74$0.69 – $0.836
FY27$849.0M$841.3M – $855.1M$0.84$0.77 – $0.936
FY28$898.4M$853.1M – $928.4M$0.89$0.69 – $1.004

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.6%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-15.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-25.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 116.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.295-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMay 19Nicole MillerCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER19.2K sh$126KSellMay 18Watson Noel BertramCFO15.0K sh$97KBuyMay 11Jeffrey M StibelCEO125.0K sh$769KSellFeb 26Nicole MillerCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER23.3K sh$155KSellFeb 18Watson Noel BertramCFO15.0K sh$104K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ) reported Q2 2026 financial results on 2026-08-05, reporting results detailed in attached press release. Additional items: Item 7.01. Quarterly earnings are a material disclosure; investors should review the full press release for segment details and management commentary.

8-KShareholder voteJun 48-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDFeb 198-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
+ 10 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 ARS) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors of Pending Investigation Into Securities Claims Involving LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ)globenewswire.com·2d agoLZ Investor Alert: Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors of Investigation Into LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ)gurufocus.com·3d agoLZ Investor Alert: Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors of Investigation Into LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ)businesswire.com·3d agoLZ SHAREHOLDER INVESTIGATION: SueWallSt Notifies Investors of Potential Securities Claims Involving LegalZoom.com, Inc.prnewswire.com·4d agoLegalZoom.com Investigation Notice: Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors of Pending Investigation Into LegalZoom.com (LZ)prnewswire.com·4d ago

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