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Zillow Group, Inc. Class C

$Z·$6.8B·Internet Content & Information·Communication Services
$27.34-0.4%YTD-58.2%1Y-65.9%
Price updated 1m ago·X counts updated 2d ago
ZZ
$ZZillow Group, Inc. Class C
$27.34-0.36%160 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $Z 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.

160X posts · last 7 days
Sep 11Sep 27
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $Z's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-15

$Z ZCultCommunity crypto community celebrates CoinGecko/GeckoTerminal updates post-CTO and TipFi 'Reply to tip' integration. Chatter is off-topic to Zillow the equity — pure community token building.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Proven numbersSelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-09-28

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Zillow is down 58% YTD at 1% of the 52-week range on the frozen housing market — real cash flow, real Compass war, X chatter is about the wrong asset.

Zillow Group is the largest US real-estate listings and search platform, plus growing rentals and mortgage attach. It's down 58% year-to-date with the tape at 1% of the 52-week range on the same frozen-housing dynamics hurting HD/LOW/Opendoor, plus an escalating competitive war with Compass.

  • The financial base is genuinely functional: 5.3% free cash flow yield, 73% gross margin, and analysts see revenue moving from ~$2.95B this year to $4.13B by 2029 with EPS climbing from $2.24 to $4.67 as rentals and mortgage compound.
  • The valuation reflects the crisis: 145x trailing PE (elevated by transitory earnings) but 2.9x sales — cheap on the growth if the housing environment inflects; expensive if it doesn't.
  • The insider tape shows small director selling: Cormier Thielke and Blachford each sold small blocks at $35.71 — small dollars but consistent-timing.

October 29 Q3 earnings and any color on Q4 traffic trajectory plus rentals-and-mortgage attach decides the next leg — a re-affirmed FY guide with clean rentals growth restarts the tape from these lows; another soft big-ticket-traffic print or a Compass-competitive share-loss headline is what confirms the breakdown despite the housing-cycle setup.

What to watch: October 29 Q3 earnings — Q4 traffic trajectory, rentals-and-mortgage attach rates, and any Compass-competitive color; a re-affirmed FY with clean rentals growth restarts the tape, another soft big-ticket-traffic print or Compass-competitive share-loss headline confirms the breakdown.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

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

US digital real estate marketplace operating Zillow and Trulia for home search, listing leads, mortgage origination, and rentals.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Internet Content & Information sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $Z.

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

No material change from last week — AI-enhanced ad targeting continues to concentrate digital ad share in Google and Meta.

What this means for $Z

Partial — US digital real estate marketplace operating Zillow and Trulia for home search, listing leads, mortgage origination, and rentals.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
145.3How 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
0.2%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
0.4%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
5.3%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
2.9Same 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
1.2%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
72.9%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$0.52$0.45+16.6%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.53$0.43+23.3%
Q4 2025Feb 10, 2026$0.39$0.42-7.1%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$0.44$0.43+2.8%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $0.58

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$772.0M+17.9%72.8%-1.3%$-0.02$141.0M
Q1 FY26$708.0M+18.4%73.3%5.1%$0.20$164.0M
Q4 FY25$654.0M+18.1%72.8%-1.7%$0.01$44.0M
Q3 FY25$676.0M+16.4%72.6%-0.4%$0.04$65.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.0B$2.9B – $3.0B$2.24$1.98 – $2.4217
FY27$3.3B$3.2B – $3.4B$2.89$2.58 – $3.2018
FY28$3.7B$3.6B – $3.7B$3.72$3.63 – $3.818
FY29$4.1B$4.1B – $4.2B$4.67$4.56 – $4.7910
FY30$4.5B$4.4B – $4.6B$5.50$5.37 – $5.659

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.1.4×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.0%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.-17.3%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.-37.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 210.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.4% 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.β2.005-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

SellSep 3Erik C BlachfordDirector792 sh$28KSellSep 3Cormier Thielke ClaireDirector1.2K sh$42KSellAug 17Jeremy HofmannCFO5.7K sh$193KSellAug 17Jeremy WacksmanCEO9.3K sh$319KSellAug 14Dan SpauldingChief People Officer3.2K sh$112KSellAug 13Jeremy HofmannCFO3.5K sh$120KSellAug 13David A. BeitelCTO1.8K sh$62KSellAug 13Jennifer RockChief Accounting Officer990 sh$34KSellAug 13Errol G SamuelsonChief Industry Dev. Officer3.2K sh$108KSellAug 13Dan SpauldingChief People Officer2.0K sh$67K
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+ 2 other (2 awards) 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

3New insider — initial holdingsSep 183
AI summary

Rikki Tremblay, newly appointed VP and Principal Accounting Officer at Zillow Group (Z/ZG), filed an initial Form 3 disclosing beneficial ownership of 18,431 Class C capital stock shares comprising direct shares and multiple RSU tranches from grants in 2024, 2025, and 2026 with quarterly vesting schedules. This filing accompanies the 8-K reporting her appointment following Jennifer Rock's retirement. Routine officer beneficial ownership disclosure — administrative.

8-KOfficer or director changeSep 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Zillow Group's (Z/ZG) Chief Accounting Officer Jennifer Rock retired effective September 17, 2026 (advisory role through March 1, 2027 for transition support). The board appointed Rikki Tremblay (41, a Zillow employee since December 2014 who most recently served as VP of Reporting and Technical Accounting) as VP Principal Accounting Officer, effective September 17, 2026. The transition is orderly with no disagreement cited. Routine accounting officer succession — no disruption risk for a large-cap real estate tech company.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 248-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Zillow Group (Class C shares, Z) reaffirmed its Q3, Q4, and full-year 2026 financial outlook (originally provided in its August 5, 2026 Q2 Shareholder Letter) in connection with a concurrently announced business event disclosed under Item 8.01. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. Routine guidance reaffirmation alongside a separately announced business development; financial impact of the event is in the attached press release.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 173
AI summary

Cassandra Knight filed an initial Form 3 for Zillow Group's Z share class on August 11, 2026, identical in substance to the ZG Form 3 (Job 73), as both Z and ZG are trading classes of the same company. No securities beneficially owned. Duplicate Form 3 reporting for both Zillow Group share classes (Z and ZG) as required when a reporting person has obligations in both classes.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

ZILLOW GROUP, INC. (Z) reported Q2 2026 financial results on 2026-08-05, reporting results detailed in attached press release. The press release notes: mission (“SEC”) on April 15, 2026. Additional items: Item 5.02. Quarterly earnings are a material disclosure; investors should review the full press release for segment details and management commentary.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 15SC 13D/A
AI summary

Richard N amended its 13D filing disclosing a beneficial ownership position of 9.2% in Z (Z) as of 2026-06-15. The filer indicated plans: purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that sec. This is a material ownership disclosure indicating significant shareholder interest that may signal activist or strategic intent. Investors should monitor for further 13D amendments, which could indicate evolving positions or demands on management.

8-KShareholder voteJun 38-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 8.01: Other event
+ 21 other (15 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 earnings 8-K) in window

Recent news

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

Mortgage rates could hit 9%: three stocks that will be hit hardinvezz.com·1d agoInside The War Between Real Estate's Compass and Zillowbarrons.com·4d agoA 20% spike in high-intent home shoppers signals pent-up demandprnewswire.com·6d agoOpendoor Slides 5% as Housing Names Fall Together; Zillow and Offerpad Drop 3%247wallst.com·6d agoAI meets real estate: Zillow engineering SVP Toby Roberts on the future of buying and selling homesgeekwire.com·10d ago

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