People vs Ziff Davis
PPLI and ZD side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PPLI and ZD compare
People is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Ziff Davis ($3.2B against $1.8B).
People grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.8% versus 10.4% for Ziff Davis).
Ziff Davis keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 43.5% compared with −13.8% at People.
Ziff Davis scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 7 for People), 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 | PPLI | ZD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $1.8B |
| Share price | $43.55 | $51.49 |
| Change, 1 year | 28.8% | 60.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −66.2% | −57.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 5,156 | 3,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 3.0× |
| P/S | 1.4× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 0.7× (better) | 0.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 4.6× |
| P/FCF | 23.6× | 16.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 6.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $87.95 | $79.51 |
| Margin of safety | 50.5% (better) | 35.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.8% (better) | 10.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.8% | 4.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 457% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 548% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −18.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 66.7% | 84.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | −5.9% | 4.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −13.8% | 43.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.8% | 7.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | −7.2% | 31.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −2.3% | 2.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.32 (better) | 0.41 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −2.01 |
| Interest coverage | −1.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 4.01 (better) | 2.35 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.26 | 2.12 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.6% | 18.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% | 18.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.6% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | 19.6% | 9.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$279K (better) | −$2.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.6% | 14.9% |
Go deeper
- PPLI stock overview
- PPLI income statement
- PPLI 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.