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Zillow Group, Inc. Class A

$ZG·$8.3B·Internet Content & Information·Communication Services
$36.21-1.1%YTD-45.7%1Y-55.6%
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$ZGZillow Group, Inc. Class A
$36.21-1.09%12 posts-8%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $ZG, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

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

Broken storyCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Zillow -56% TTM at 12th percentile 52w — private-listing war with Compass, Q1 rev +18%, Knight $7.6M A-Award, no chatter.

Zillow Group is an $8.34B real-estate internet-content platform. Broken tape with a specific private-listing competitive war against Compass.

How it reads:

  • Growth is real: Q1 revenue +18.4% YoY to $708M, Q4 was +14.5% — sustained mid-teens compounding.
  • Margins are thin: 0.4% operating margin (TTM), 5.1% Q1 op margin, 3.9% FCF yield — the FCF yield is the specific value tell.
  • Valuation is stretched: 137x PE (near-zero base), 3.2x sales, 24.6x EV/EBITDA — priced on continued mid-teens growth.
  • Position is weak: 12th percentile 52w, 8.9% above 50-day, 23.4% below 200-day on 52% baseline volume — bottoming attempt.
  • The specific bear headline: Aug 27 'how the private-listing war between Zillow and Compass could cost home buyers and sellers' — competitive-dynamics overhang.
  • Aug 24 Zillow reaffirms 2026 full-year financial expectations — the specific reassurance.
  • Zillow to present at Goldman Sachs Communacopia Sept — investor-conference tell.
  • No X sentiment sample — chatter is quiet on this real-estate platform.
  • Insider signal is coordinated small-scale distribution: $1.25M S-Sale (Hofmann, Wacksman, Spaulding, Rock small officer lots) plus $7.59M A-Award (Knight new hire compensation grant) — routine.

The Oct 29 print is the test — reiterated FY26 guide plus specific commentary on private-listing win rate defends the setup; a private-listing-war escalation plus continued -23% below 200-day drops to $30 support.

What to watch: Oct 29 earnings — reiterated FY26 guide plus specific commentary on private-listing win rate defends the setup; a private-listing-war escalation plus continued -23% below 200-day drops to $30 support.

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.

Operates the most-visited US real estate marketplace, monetizing through mortgage origination, rentals, and agent referral fees.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Digital advertising spend is recovering as macro visibility improves; AI-driven ad targeting improvements are lifting CPMs at the major platforms. Regulatory pressure (antitrust, data privacy) is the persistent overhang on the largest names.

What this means for $ZG

Partial — insurance earnings follow combined ratio and investment income dynamics, partially correlated to industry macro; Zillow Group, Inc.

Top industry ETF

$FDNFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
+6.4%YTD
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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
136.7How 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
3.9%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
3.2Same 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
1.3%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
73.3%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$0.44+18.2%
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$0.42+3.9%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $0.58

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
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$51.0M
Q3 FY25$676.0M+16.4%72.6%-0.4%$0.04$73.0M
Q2 FY25$655.0M+14.5%74.7%-1.7%$0.01$43.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 21 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.0B$2.9B – $3.0B$2.28$2.13 – $2.4221
FY27$3.4B$3.3B – $3.6B$3.02$2.75 – $3.6621
FY28$3.8B$3.8B – $3.8B$3.96$2.91 – $4.7013
FY29$4.3B$4.2B – $4.5B$5.03$4.88 – $5.2712
FY30$4.7B$4.6B – $4.8B$6.09$5.91 – $6.386

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.0.5×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.12%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.+8.9%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.-23.4%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 today0.3% 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.β1.985-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 17Jeremy WacksmanCEO9.3K sh$319KSellAug 17Jeremy HofmannCFO5.7K sh$193KSellAug 14Dan SpauldingChief People Officer3.2K sh$112KSellAug 13Jeremy HofmannCFO3.5K sh$120KSellAug 13Jeremy WacksmanCEO5.8K sh$198KSellAug 13Errol G SamuelsonChief Industry Dev. Officer3.2K sh$108KSellAug 13David A. BeitelCTO1.8K sh$62KSellAug 13Jennifer RockChief Accounting Officer990 sh$34KSellAug 13Dan SpauldingChief People Officer2.0K sh$67KSellAug 11Cormier Thielke ClaireDirector1.2K sh$39K
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+ 3 other (2 awards · 1 exempt) 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 248-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Zillow Group (Class A shares, ZG) filed an identical Current Report to Z (Class C), both disclosing the same business event under Item 8.01 and reaffirming 2026 full-year financial guidance originally given in the August 5, 2026 Q2 Shareholder Letter. Standard dual-class simultaneous filing; same event and guidance reaffirmation as the Z filing.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 173
AI summary

Cassandra Knight filed an initial Form 3 for Zillow Group (ZG) on August 11, 2026 (reporting date August 10, 2026). No securities are beneficially owned at the time of filing. Routine new officer or director Form 3 with zero initial holdings for a new Zillow Group reporting person.

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

ZILLOW GROUP, INC. (ZG) 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. Barton, co-founder and executive chairman of Zillow Group, holds 4,194,265 Class A shares (approximately 9.2% of Class A outstanding) as of June 11, 2026, including 3,763,725 Class A shares held directly or through an LLC, plus 3,763,725 Class B shares convertible 1:1 to Class A; his Class B holding represents approximately 36.4% of total combined voting power. Barton's latest 13D/A updates his stake following June 2026 transactions; his dominant voting position despite a modest economic interest reflects Zillow's dual-class governance structure.

8-KShareholder voteJun 38-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

ZG (ZG) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 58-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
+ 23 other (17 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.

Can OPEN Reach Adjusted Net Income Breakeven at $9B Revenue Run Rate?zacks.com·4d agoHere's how the private-listing war between Zillow and Compass could cost home buyers and sellersmarketwatch.com·4d agoZillow Group to present at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conferenceprnewswire.com·6d agoOpendoor vs. Zillow: Which Real Estate Stock is the Better Buy?zacks.com·7d agoHow the FTC's last-minute settlement with Zillow and Redfin reshapes their $100M rentals dealgeekwire.com·7d ago

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