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Zillow (Z, $37.59) gets a rating upgrade to outperform from market perform

Zillow (Z, $37.59) gets a rating upgrade to outperform from market perform

Online real estate database company  Zillow Group got a rating upgrade by a Cowen analyst.

Analyst Thomas Champion raised his rating to outperform from market perform on Zillow stock, citing his optimism on the new executive team’s involvement in implementing a shift in the company’s business strategy. Zillow CEO Rich Barton had stepped down in 2010, but resumed his chief executive position in February. In November, the company announced that Allen Parker, who’d been at Amazon for 12 years, would be joining Zillow as Chief Financial Officer.

Champion also pointed out that Zillow’s premier agents seem to have improved following some missteps in 2018.

In February, Zillow reported solid fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates.  Net income came in at to $1.1 million (or 1 cent a share) while the consensus expected a break-even bottom line.  Revenue surged +29% year-over-year to $365.3 million, surpassing the Street's estimate of $349.5 million.

Champion also increased his target price on the stock to $46, from $40.

 

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


Z in -5.67% downward trend, sliding for three consecutive days on October 28, 2026

Moving lower for three straight days is viewed as a bearish sign. Keep an eye on this stock for future declines. Considering data from situations where Z declined for three days, in 266 of 328 cases, the price declined further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 81%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The 10-day RSI Indicator for Z moved out of overbought territory on October 23, 2026. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 27 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In 21 of the 27 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at 78%.

Z broke above its upper Bollinger Band on October 22, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator suggests the stock price trend may be in a reversal from a downward trend to an upward trend. 45 of 63 cases where Z's Stochastic Oscillator exited the oversold zone resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are 71%.

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on November 04, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on Z as a result. In 62 of 84 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 74%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for Z just turned positive on October 08, 2026. Looking at past instances where Z's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 36 of 46 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 78%.

Z moved above its 50-day moving average on November 04, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

The 10-day moving average for Z crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 27, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 15 of 18 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 83%.

Following a +12.48% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where Z advanced for three days, in 223 of 303 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 74%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 146 of 199 cases where Z Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 73%.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of 37 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 62 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. Z’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 89 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 93 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.770) is normal, around the industry mean (1.069). P/E Ratio (147.391) is within average values for comparable stocks, (-42.791). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.932) is also within normal values, averaging (17.274). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.985) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (2.720) is also within normal values, averaging (71.888).

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 95 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 100 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. Z’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 93, placing this stock worse than average.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT), Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME), Pinterest (NYSE:PINS), Snap (NYSE:SNAP), Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z).

Industry description

Companies in this industry typically license software on a subscription basis and it is centrally hosted. Such products usually go by the names web-based software, on-demand software and hosted software. Cloud computing has emerged as a major force in this space, making it possible to save files to a remote database (without requiring them to be saved on local storage device); as long as a device has access to the web, it can access the data and the software programs to run it. This has in many cases facilitated cost efficiency, speed and security of data for businesses and consumers. Alphabet Inc., Facebook, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. are some well-known names in the internet software/services industry.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Internet Software/Services Industry is 128.16B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 107 to 3.53T. GOOGL holds the highest valuation in this group at 3.53T. The lowest valued company is STBXF at 107.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Internet Software/Services Industry was -3%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -2%, and the average quarterly price growth was -16%. GIBO experienced the highest price growth at 56%, while DJT experienced the biggest fall at -25%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Internet Software/Services Industry was 49%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 89% and the average quarterly volume growth was 3%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 42
P/E Growth Rating: 65
Price Growth Rating: 64
SMR Rating: 77
Profit Risk Rating: 93
Seasonality Score: 11 (-100 ... +100)
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