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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The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 76 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating slightly worse than average price growth. Z’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 81 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly 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 (1.697) is normal, around the industry mean (5.810). Z's P/E Ratio (141.348) is considerably higher than the industry average of (27.236). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.932) is also within normal values, averaging (27.632). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.048) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (2.824) is also within normal values, averaging (69.841).
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 PE Growth Rating for this company is 98 (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 94, placing this stock worse than average.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a real estate app
Industry InternetSoftwareServices