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LegalZoom.com, Inc.

$LZ·$965M·Software - Application·Technology
$5.62-0.5%YTD-43.7%1Y-47.0%
Price updated 2d ago·X counts updated 10h ago
LZLZ
$LZLegalZoom.com, Inc.
$5.62-0.53%26 posts
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The complete picture of $LZ on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

26X posts · last 7 days
Sep 10Sep 27

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $LZ — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Broken storyWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-27

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

LegalZoom is down 44% YTD at the 6th percentile of range — a real FCF-generative SaaS the market has forgotten.

LegalZoom is a US-listed online legal-services platform serving primarily small businesses with formation, compliance, and legal-services subscriptions. The equity has been demolished 44% YTD despite continued operational execution.

  • The base business is holding: revenue grew 6.6% YoY last quarter to $205M and Q2 hit the same with EPS beating by 4% — a scaled online-legal-services franchise running steady economics with 67% gross margin, 4.4% operating margin, and 10% ROIC.
  • The valuation is compressed: 60x earnings and 1.25x sales at a 19% FCF yield — priced like a distressed name despite the operating story holding, so any acceleration in AI-agent-based-legal-services adoption goes into the multiple.
  • The tape is coiling: shares at the 6th percentile of range, -20% vs the 200-day, and -13% vs the 50-day on volume near trend — a name being drifted through with real distribution flow at the lows.

The Nov 4 print is the arbiter: any raise on 2027 subscription-revenue guide plus commentary on AI-agent-based-legal-services adoption restarts the coil out of the drawdown; a soft subscription number or a hint of AI-agent-driven disintermediation is where the setup fails. This is a real SaaS at a distressed multiple where the operational execution isn't matching the tape.

What to watch: Nov 4 earnings — 2027 subscription-revenue guide, AI-agent-based-legal-services adoption commentary, gross-margin trajectory, and any capital-return updates. A subscription raise plus AI-agent adoption restarts the coil; a subscription softness is the pause trigger.

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

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What this means for $LZ

Partial — Online legal services platform helping individuals and small businesses form entities, file trademarks, and access attorney subscriptions.; AI feature integration is the primary renewal variable in enterprise SaaS; execution on AI roadmap determines re-rating potential.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-0.5%YTD
-6.9%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 $0.21

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$800.1M$796.8M – $801.9M$0.73$0.69 – $0.836
FY27$836.5M$821.9M – $844.3M$0.83$0.77 – $0.926
FY28$880.0M$847.9M – $901.7M$0.87$0.66 – $1.096

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.1.0×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.-12.6%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.-20.0%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 today2.3% 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.β1.265-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

SellAug 21Watson Noel BertramCFO83.6K sh$488KSellAug 20Watson Noel BertramCFO416.4K sh$2.5MSellAug 18Nicole MillerCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER33.5K sh$184KSellAug 17Nicole MillerCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER44.0K sh$242KSellMay 19Nicole MillerCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER19.2K sh$126KSellMay 18Watson Noel BertramCFO15.0K sh$97KBuyMay 11Jeffrey M StibelCEO125.0K sh$769K
+ 10 other (10 inkinds) in window

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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
+ 6 other (2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 13G · 1 ARS) in window

Recent news

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

Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in LegalZoom.com Stock?zacks.com·42d agoLegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ) Securities Investigation Notice - Levi & Korsinskygurufocus.com·42d agoLegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ) Securities Investigation Notice - Levi & Korsinskyprnewswire.com·42d agoLevi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors of Pending Investigation Into Securities Claims Involving LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ)globenewswire.com·46d agoLZ Investor Alert: Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors of Investigation Into LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ)gurufocus.com·47d ago

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