Analyzing ZipRecruiter (ZIP) & The Competition

ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is one of 192 public companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare ZipRecruiter to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of ZipRecruiter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ZipRecruiter and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$452.26 million	-$32.99 million	10.70
ZipRecruiter Competitors	$13.14 billion	$3.48 billion	14.68

ZipRecruiter’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than ZipRecruiter. ZipRecruiter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares ZipRecruiter and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZipRecruiter	6.20%	N/A	-3.73%
ZipRecruiter Competitors	-350.34%	-20.63%	4.02%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ZipRecruiter and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipRecruiter	0	4	0	0	2.00
ZipRecruiter Competitors	1445	6026	11558	443	2.56

ZipRecruiter currently has a consensus price target of $4.17, indicating a potential upside of 11.26%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 34.30%. Given ZipRecruiter’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZipRecruiter has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZipRecruiter’s peers have a beta of 1.88, meaning that their average stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZipRecruiter peers beat ZipRecruiter on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

ZipRecruiter Company Profile

ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates an online employment marketplace that connects job seekers and employers. Its platform provides various solutions, such as job posting, online interviews, job alerts, match scores, and application updates. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Santa Monica, California.