ZipRecruiter (ZIP) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis

ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is one of 191 public companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare ZipRecruiter to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZipRecruiter’s peers have a beta of 1.60, meaning that their average share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current 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	1	4	0	0	1.80
ZipRecruiter Competitors	1352	5855	11276	421	2.57

ZipRecruiter currently has a consensus target price of $4.38, suggesting a potential downside of 6.18%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 27.54%. Given ZipRecruiter’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZipRecruiter has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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	-3.33%
ZipRecruiter Competitors	-357.29%	-37.81%	4.69%

Valuation & 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	-16.65
ZipRecruiter Competitors	$12.26 billion	$3.51 billion	7.81

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.

Summary

ZipRecruiter peers beat ZipRecruiter on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

ZipRecruiter Company Profile

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.