Reviewing ZipRecruiter (ZIP) & Its Peers

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

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 1.58, suggesting that their average stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current 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	0	4	0	0	2.00
ZipRecruiter Competitors	1396	5916	11329	428	2.57

ZipRecruiter presently has a consensus target price of $4.17, indicating a potential downside of 1.38%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 31.39%. Given ZipRecruiter’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ZipRecruiter has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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	-350.03%	-11.83%	4.10%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$448.95 million	-$32.99 million	12.07
ZipRecruiter Competitors	$12.32 billion	$3.48 billion	24.03

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.

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.