Ziff Davis (ZD) Competitors $38.21 +0.90 (+2.41%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.21 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/29/2025 06:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ZD vs. BC, SPSC, OPEN, YELP, CMPR, QNST, LQDT, ANGI, TTGT, and DHXShould you be buying Ziff Davis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ziff Davis include Brunswick (BC), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Yelp (YELP), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), Liquidity Services (LQDT), Angi (ANGI), TechTarget (TTGT), and DHI Group (DHX). Ziff Davis vs. Its Competitors Brunswick SPS Commerce Opendoor Technologies Yelp Cimpress QuinStreet Liquidity Services Angi TechTarget DHI Group Brunswick (NYSE:BC) and Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BC or ZD? 99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ziff Davis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BC or ZD? In the previous week, Brunswick had 6 more articles in the media than Ziff Davis. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Brunswick and 9 mentions for Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Brunswick's score of 0.92 indicating that Ziff Davis is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brunswick 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ziff Davis 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend BC or ZD? Brunswick currently has a consensus target price of $68.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.38%. Ziff Davis has a consensus target price of $46.86, indicating a potential upside of 22.63%. Given Ziff Davis' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ziff Davis is more favorable than Brunswick.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brunswick 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Ziff Davis 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BC or ZD? Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrunswick$5.10B0.81$130.10M$0.62102.52Ziff Davis$1.40B1.12$63.05M$1.5025.47 Which has more volatility and risk, BC or ZD? Brunswick has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ziff Davis has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BC or ZD more profitable? Ziff Davis has a net margin of 4.57% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Ziff Davis' return on equity of 13.91% beat Brunswick's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brunswick0.82% 10.73% 3.54% Ziff Davis 4.57%13.91%7.10% SummaryZiff Davis beats Brunswick on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ziff Davis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ZD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZiff DavisINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.53B$19.38B$30.24B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A3.40%3.17%4.04%P/E Ratio25.4780.68418.8426.61Price / Sales1.1272.431,790.44176.28Price / Cash2.7983.2936.4359.65Price / Book0.8518.239.406.59Net Income$63.05M$347.77M$807.00M$266.12M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.28%0.45%0.16%1 Month Performance22.90%0.80%2.21%3.02%1 Year Performance-21.81%59.93%23,929.61%19.65% Ziff Davis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZDZiff Davis3.8425 of 5 stars$38.21+2.4%$46.86+22.6%-20.8%$1.53B$1.40B25.473,800Positive NewsBCBrunswick3.4895 of 5 stars$65.16-1.1%$68.25+4.7%-19.3%$4.31B$5.24B105.1015,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSPSCSPS Commerce3.9458 of 5 stars$112.23-3.1%$165.80+47.7%-44.4%$4.39B$637.77M51.482,783News CoveragePositive NewsOPENOpendoor Technologies2.3098 of 5 stars$4.54-9.4%$1.26-72.2%+111.9%$3.69B$5.15B-10.561,470Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeYELPYelp3.6974 of 5 stars$32.31-0.4%$34.00+5.2%-9.5%$2.05B$1.41B14.625,116Insider TradeCMPRCimpress3.8778 of 5 stars$61.77-1.4%$72.00+16.6%-36.9%$1.53B$3.40B121.1215,500QNSTQuinStreet4.3992 of 5 stars$15.56-0.1%$27.00+73.5%-17.5%$898.02M$1.09B172.89790News CoveragePositive NewsLQDTLiquidity Services3.4191 of 5 stars$26.60-2.2%$38.50+44.7%+22.2%$849.65M$363.32M32.05740News CoveragePositive NewsANGIAngi3.283 of 5 stars$17.82-2.4%$22.07+23.9%-33.4%$809.24M$1.19B14.492,800News CoverageTTGTTechTarget3.8261 of 5 stars$6.22-0.3%$16.40+163.7%-78.5%$446.09M$284.90M-14.812,100DHXDHI Group3.8001 of 5 stars$2.67+2.3%$4.50+68.5%+48.9%$125.31M$141.93M-12.71530Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brunswick Alternatives SPS Commerce Alternatives Opendoor Technologies Alternatives Yelp Alternatives Cimpress Alternatives QuinStreet Alternatives Liquidity Services Alternatives Angi Alternatives TechTarget Alternatives DHI Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ZD) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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