Contrasting Zillow Group (ZG) and Its Rivals

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) is one of 192 public companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Zillow Group to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zillow Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zillow Group	$2.58 billion	$23.00 million	138.00
Zillow Group Competitors	$12.05 billion	$3.48 billion	18.43

Zillow Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Zillow Group. Zillow Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Zillow Group has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zillow Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.84, suggesting that their average share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Zillow Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zillow Group	2	11	10	0	2.35
Zillow Group Competitors	1445	6024	11556	441	2.56

Zillow Group presently has a consensus target price of $48.14, suggesting a potential upside of 58.57%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 33.79%. Given Zillow Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Zillow Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zillow Group	1.96%	2.32%	1.97%
Zillow Group Competitors	-349.35%	-22.60%	4.06%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.3% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Zillow Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Zillow Group rivals beat Zillow Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Zillow Group

Zillow Group, Inc. operates real estate brands in mobile applications and Websites in the United States. The company offers premier agent and rentals marketplaces, new construction marketplaces, advertising, display advertising, and business technology solutions, as well as dotloop and floor plans. It also provides mortgage originations and the sale of mortgages, and advertising to mortgage lenders and other mortgage professionals; and title and escrow services. In addition, the company's brand portfolio includes Zillow Premier Agent, Zillow Home Loans, Zillow Rentals, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, and Out East; and a suite of marketing software and technology solutions for the real estate industry, including ShowingTime+, Spruce, and Follow Up Boss. Zillow Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.