Contrasting ZipRecruiter (ZIP) & Its Peers

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

Volatility and Risk

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZipRecruiter’s peers have a beta of 1.58, indicating that their average share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%	4.11%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$448.95 million	-$32.99 million	12.69
ZipRecruiter Competitors	$12.33 billion	$3.48 billion	24.83

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ZipRecruiter and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipRecruiter	0	4	0	0	2.00
ZipRecruiter Competitors	1394	5915	11327	427	2.57

ZipRecruiter presently has a consensus target price of $4.17, indicating a potential downside of 6.16%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 28.36%. Given ZipRecruiter’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZipRecruiter has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

ZipRecruiter peers beat ZipRecruiter on 10 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.