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ZIFF DAVIS, INC. ZD
ZIFF DAVIS, INC. (ZD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.59% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $1.5B at a 3.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.02 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.081 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.365 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.05 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.918 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZD | ZIFF DAVIS, INC. | 5/9 | 3.02 | 35.8 | +3.5% |
| TTGT | TechTarget, Inc. | 4/9 | -9.1 | — | +70.9% |
| WYTC | WYTEC INTERNATIONAL INC | 3/9 | — | — | — |
| MYSE | Myseum.AI, Inc. | 1/9 | — | — | — |
| NPPXF | NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP | 6/9 | 2.95 | — | -1.3% |
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 4/9 | 1.53 | 11.4 | +2.5% |
| T | AT&T INC. | 6/9 | 0.88 | 7.2 | +2.7% |
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About ZIFF DAVIS, INC.
Ziff Davis, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital media and internet company in the United States and internationally. It offers online resources for laboratory-based product reviews, technology news, buying guides, and research papers under the PCMag and CNET brands; Mashable for publishing technology and culture content; Spiceworks provides digital content of IT products and services; RetailMeNot, a savings destination platform; VoucherCodes; Offers.com, a coupon and deals website; and event based properties, includes BlackFriday.com, TheBlackFriday.com, BestBlackFriday.com, and DealsofAmerica.com. It also offers gaming and entertainment platforms under the IGN Entertainment and Humble Bundle brands; and information on internet connectivity under the Speedtest, Ookla, Ekahau, Downdetector, and RootMetrics brands. The company also offers digital content and information services for health and wellness consumers under the Everyday Health, DailyOM, Lose It!, Castle Connolly, and Migraine Again brands; pregnancy and parenting content under the BabyCenter, Mom 2.0, Emma's Diary, Medpage Today, and What to Expect brands. In addition, it offers PRIME Education, a medical education program for healthcare professionals; and Health eCareers, a digital portal for healthcare professionals. Further, it provides endpoint and email security, security awareness training, secure backup and file sharing, and virtual private network solutions under the IPVanish, VIPRE, Livedrive, Inspired eLearning, and SugarSync brands; and email marketing and delivery solutions, search engine optimization tools, and voice and text communication services under the Campaigner, iContact, SMTP, Kickbox, Full Contact, MOZ Pro, MOZ Local, Stat Analytics, eVoice, and Line2 brands. The company was formerly known as j2 Global, Inc. and changed its name to Ziff Davis, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is ZD financially healthy?
ZIFF DAVIS, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ZD pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ZIFF DAVIS, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 2.59% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is ZD?
In FY2025, ZIFF DAVIS, INC. had a net margin of 3.3% and a return on equity of 2.7%.
Is ZD overvalued or undervalued?
ZIFF DAVIS, INC. trades at about 47.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–75.7×, median 28.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ZD?
The average Wall-Street price target for ZIFF DAVIS, INC. is $48.67, about 11.4% below the recent price, from 6 analysts.
Is ZD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ZIFF DAVIS, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 35.8×, a dividend yield of 2.59%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.