ZipRecruiter (ZIP) and Its Competitors Critical Comparison

ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is one of 192 publicly-traded companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare ZipRecruiter to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZipRecruiter and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$448.95 million	-$32.99 million	12.03
ZipRecruiter Competitors	$13.24 billion	$3.48 billion	23.72

ZipRecruiter’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ZipRecruiter. ZipRecruiter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares ZipRecruiter and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZipRecruiter	6.20%	N/A	-3.73%
ZipRecruiter Competitors	-349.96%	-11.79%	4.15%

Volatility & Risk

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZipRecruiter’s rivals have a beta of 1.57, indicating that their average share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for ZipRecruiter and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipRecruiter	0	4	0	0	2.00
ZipRecruiter Competitors	1401	5920	11330	428	2.57

ZipRecruiter currently has a consensus target price of $4.17, suggesting a potential downside of 1.03%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 36.89%. Given ZipRecruiter’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ZipRecruiter has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of ZipRecruiter shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ZipRecruiter rivals beat ZipRecruiter on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About ZipRecruiter

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.