Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) Hits New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $31.48 and last traded at $31.9610, with a volume of 390658 shares. The stock had previously closed at $32.01.

More Zillow Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Zillow Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New Zillow analysis showed rental affordability improved in May, with 74% of listings affordable to median-income households and the share of sub-$1,000 rentals at a May high since 2022, which could support the company’s housing-market relevance and brand visibility. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published a bullish style-score piece calling Zillow a strong growth stock, but it appears more like a model-driven commentary than a company-specific catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms issued notices and deadline reminders regarding the class action against Zillow, with lead-plaintiff deadlines centered on August 10, 2026; these updates mostly reflect ongoing litigation rather than new business fundamentals. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: The class action alleges investor harm from Zillow’s anticompetitive agreement and related regulatory issues, keeping legal overhang in focus and likely contributing to the stock’s weakness. Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

Z has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Zillow Group from $95.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Zillow Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Zillow Group from $84.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on Zillow Group from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on Zillow Group from $80.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $76.00.

Zillow Group Trading Up 0.1%

The company has a market cap of $7.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 128.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.97. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $39.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.15.

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $708.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $705.10 million. Zillow Group had a return on equity of 1.41% and a net margin of 2.27%. On average, analysts anticipate that Zillow Group, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Errol G. Samuelson sold 2,939 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.97, for a total value of $111,593.83. Following the transaction, the insider owned 134,039 shares in the company, valued at $5,089,460.83. This represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Dan Spaulding sold 3,078 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.40, for a total value of $115,117.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,696 shares in the company, valued at $1,858,630.40. This represents a 5.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 42,910 shares of company stock worth $1,605,732 over the last ninety days. 25.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zillow Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Zillow Group by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,073,862 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,777,841,000 after buying an additional 71,336 shares in the last quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of Zillow Group by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 10,953,405 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $747,241,000 after buying an additional 94,569 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Zillow Group by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 10,826,066 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $738,554,000 after buying an additional 191,058 shares in the last quarter. Tiger Global Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Zillow Group by 21.7% in the 1st quarter. Tiger Global Management LLC now owns 7,368,957 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $304,927,000 after buying an additional 1,312,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Zillow Group by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,838,788 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $261,882,000 after buying an additional 143,726 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

About Zillow Group

Zillow Group, Inc is an online real estate marketplace company that operates a portfolio of consumer-facing websites and mobile apps designed to connect buyers, sellers, renters, homeowners and real estate professionals. The company’s platforms aggregate property listings, rental listings, and related information to help users search for homes, estimate property values and connect with agents and service providers. Zillow generates revenue primarily through advertising and lead-generation services for real estate professionals, property managers and mortgage lenders.

Key products and services include the Zillow and Trulia consumer websites and apps, which provide searchable listings, photos, neighborhood data and the company’s automated home valuation tool known as the “Zestimate.” Zillow also offers a rentals marketplace, a mortgage marketplace and tools for home buying and selling such as Zillow Premier Agent for agent advertising and leads, as well as ancillary services designed to support transactions, including closing and title-related offerings.