Phoenix New Media vs Ziff Davis
FENG and ZD side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FENG and ZD compare
Ziff Davis grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.4% versus 8.8% for Phoenix New Media).
Ziff Davis scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 7 for Phoenix New Media), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FENG | ZD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $1.8B |
| Share price | $1.40 | $51.49 |
| Change, 1 year | −36.7% | 60.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −80.6% | −57.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 611 | 3,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 3.0× |
| P/S | – | 1.2× |
| P/B | – | 0.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 4.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 16.3× |
| FCF yield | – | 6.1% |
| Fair value | – | $79.51 |
| Margin of safety | – | 35.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.8% | 10.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −8.7% | 4.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 457% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 548% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −18.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.9% | 84.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | −4.5% | 4.8% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 43.5% |
| FCF margin | −2.1% | 7.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 31.5% |
| Return on invested capital | −2.9% | 2.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.41 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −2.01 |
| Current ratio | 2.85 (better) | 2.35 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.12 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 18.4% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 18.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.03% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 9.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$2.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 14.9% |
Go deeper
- FENG stock overview
- FENG income statement
- FENG valuation and score
- ZD stock overview
- ZD income statement
- ZD valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.