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ZD

ZIFF DAVIS, INC.
Nasdaq· Telegraph & Other Message Communications· CIK 0001084048 Media & Telecom
$57.89 −0.06 (−0.10%)
Oct 23 4:00 PM ET · prev $57.95
Market cap
$2.0B
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
71% Buy or better · 14 analysts
Median target
$62.00
+7% · range $59.00–75.00
Next earnings
Nov 5
in 10 days · EPS est. $1.25
1 year
+59.2%
from $36.37 · Oct 27
30 days
+4.0%
from $55.68
52-week range
$26.51–59.21
−2% from high · low Feb 24
Avg volume 20D
450.6K
shares / day
Short interest
🔒 Subscribers only
Insider net
−$2.1M
0 buyers · 6 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 2 exits
Filing reports
9
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BULLISH 3 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 1 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/3 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 5, 2026
Strongest BULLISH Dimensional Fund Advisors LP filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing a 6.6% passive stake in Ziff Davis…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    6 insiders sold $2.1M.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 13 added (0 new), 15 trimmed or exited.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    10 of 14 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • EstimatesFALLING

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $1.390 → $1.251 over 90 days. 0 up, 3 down in 30 days.

  • TrendRANGE

    3% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
2
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCDOUBLED670,979$35.1M
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCTRIM138,624$7.3M
Quantinno Capital Management LPDOUBLED132,450$6.9M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD122,592$6.4M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCTRIM64,720$3.4M
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD54,368$2.8M
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCTRIM45,684$2.4M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED44,933$2.4M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

14 analysts
Buy 71% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy3Buy7Hold4Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 6 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +7%.Targets as of Oct 27, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Aug 12, 2026UBS
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Aug 10, 2026Evercore ISI Group
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Aug 10, 2026RBC Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Aug 10, 2026Citigroup
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Aug 10, 2026Susquehanna
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINPositive
May 12, 2026Evercore ISI Group
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$2.1M
sold · 6 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Aug 18, 2026
KRETZMER W BRIAN
Director
SELL$139.0K
Aug 12, 2026
TANSLEY LORI A.
Chief Accounting Officer
SELL$76.7K
Aug 10, 2026
ROSSEN JEREMY
EVP/General Counsel
SELL$209.8K
Jun 10, 2026
RICHTER BRET
Chief Financial Officer
SELL$843.8K
Jun 8, 2026
McDonald Kirk P
Director
SELL$45.5K
Jun 8, 2026
McDonald Kirk P
Director
SELL$4.7K
Jun 5, 2026
ROSSEN JEREMY
EVP/General Counsel
SELL$376.0K
Jun 3, 2026
Barsten Jana
Director
SELL$150.6K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 5
reports in 10 days
$1.25
EPS estimate, this quarter
−10%
estimate change, 90 days
0↑ 3↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$1.25$1.08–$1.43-1.6%$295.3M
Next Q$2.22$2.01–$2.39+1.9%$340.0M
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
🔒 Subscribers only
shares short
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 8, 2026 SEC
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing a 6.6% passive stake in Ziff Davis, Inc. as of…
SC 13G/A — Impact 4/10
Aug 20, 2026 SEC
Two Ziff Davis insiders sold a combined $216K in open-market sales over a one-week window. Director Kretzmer sold…
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Aug 18, 2026 Insider
KRETZMER W BRIAN sold 2,513 shares
Director @ $55.31 ($139.0K)
Aug 13, 2026 SEC
Two Ziff Davis executives (EVP/General Counsel and Chief Accounting Officer) sold a combined $286K in open-market…
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Aug 12, 2026 Insider
TANSLEY LORI A. sold 1,400 shares
Chief Accounting Officer @ $54.76 ($76.7K)
Aug 10, 2026 Insider
ROSSEN JEREMY sold 3,819 shares
EVP/General Counsel @ $54.93 ($209.8K)
Aug 6, 2026 Earnings calendar
ZD Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-06
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC — DOUBLED
670,979 shares ($35.1M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 5, 2026
Earnings date
ZD Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-05
Recent
Aug 6, 2026
Earnings date
ZD Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-06
Jul 15, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: ZD down 23% to 4.4M shares
Settlement 2026-07-15 | Days to cover: 7.81 | ≈11.96% of shares outstanding (est.)
May 7, 2026
Earnings date
ZD Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-07
Apr 20, 2026
Short interest
FTD: ZD — 54,141 shares ($2.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260420, Price: $47.55, FTD Value: $2,574,404.55, ZIFF DAVIS, INC. COMMON STOCK
Apr 17, 2026
Short interest
FTD: ZD — 52,281 shares ($2.4M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260417, Price: $46.63, FTD Value: $2,437,863.03, ZIFF DAVIS, INC. COMMON STOCK

SecBot reports

9 filings · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 7 neutral
All ZD filing & press-release reports (9)