ZipRecruiter (ZIP) vs. The Competition Head to Head Survey

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of ZipRecruiter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for ZipRecruiter and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipRecruiter	1	4	0	0	1.80
ZipRecruiter Competitors	1359	5867	11287	421	2.57

ZipRecruiter currently has a consensus target price of $4.38, suggesting a potential downside of 14.33%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 26.51%. Given ZipRecruiter’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZipRecruiter has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$448.95 million	-$32.99 million	-18.24
ZipRecruiter Competitors	$12.44 billion	$3.51 billion	7.86

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	-356.59%	-36.43%	4.74%

Risk & Volatility

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZipRecruiter’s peers have a beta of 1.60, meaning that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZipRecruiter peers beat ZipRecruiter on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About ZipRecruiter

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.