ZipRecruiter (ZIP) and Its Peers Financial Comparison

ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is one of 191 publicly-traded companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare ZipRecruiter to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

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	-5.58%	N/A	-4.36%
ZipRecruiter Competitors	-356.44%	-19.77%	4.73%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$448.95 million	-$32.99 million	-16.02
ZipRecruiter Competitors	$12.18 billion	$3.51 billion	8.77

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.

Risk & Volatility

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZipRecruiter’s peers have a beta of 1.61, suggesting that their average stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipRecruiter	1	4	0	0	1.80
ZipRecruiter Competitors	1346	5821	11251	419	2.57

ZipRecruiter presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.81%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 24.74%. Given ZipRecruiter’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZipRecruiter has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.