Z NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Zillow Group Inc Class C · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

Open interactive chart View report data
Latest close 34.06 USD
10.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -21.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 1.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 30/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 42/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 34.06 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.7% latest completed week
4W Return 1.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -17.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 19.2% 10 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 10.7% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.9%. Indicator stack 11/51 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 30/100 conviction; expected move 15.5%. News sentiment 42/100 33 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -21.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 1.9% four-week move.

Study the full chart

52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0212-week average 0.02

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.02Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.9% over four weeks, -17.8% over 12 weeks, and -57.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.7%
4W1.9%
12W-17.8%
26W-46.0%
52W-57.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year10
Trend breadth19.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change32.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-46.81Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change12.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

Open full factor analysis
Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength8/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Value11/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Quality72/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Momentum3/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Growth77/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework6/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
115.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
73.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
23.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-9.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
12.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
12.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.7x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

Z shows bullish options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.64, expected move of 15.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction30/100
Expected move15.5%
Put/call volume0.64
Pressure27
Speculation7
Volatility95
Trend agreement29
Open options detail
Insider activity0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 33 relevant articles.

3 positive · 17 neutral · 13 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move15.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-63.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.5%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-21.0%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+10.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses8
Recent vol6.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.3% / -5.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape23/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 23/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis17/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.02; No reversal markers Factors23/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 4; Small Cap Core rank 72 SVQF6/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 684.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options45/100

Z shows bullish options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.64, expected move of 15.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 15.5% Sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 33 relevant articles.

Vanguard Portfolio Management (Z) discloses 2.94M-share Zillow Group position Insiders0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202634.06 USD10.7%43.11 USD58.56 USD-0.10-46.8116.9MOff
24 Jul 202630.76 USD-9.3%44.17 USD58.70 USD-0.22-52.6316.6MOff
17 Jul 202633.91 USD5.3%45.47 USD58.85 USD-0.13-49.6315.2MOff
10 Jul 202632.19 USD-3.7%46.64 USD58.96 USD-0.20-54.9717.7MOff
3 Jul 202633.43 USD7.3%48.05 USD59.10 USD-0.15-53.2717.9MOff
26 Jun 202631.15 USD-3.0%49.41 USD59.19 USD-0.12-56.7822.0MOff
19 Jun 202632.11 USD0.2%50.85 USD59.31 USD0.05-58.1122.1MOff
12 Jun 202632.03 USD-8.6%52.15 USD59.42 USD0.18-57.7829.6MOff
5 Jun 202635.06 USD0.2%53.38 USD59.51 USD0.17-53.4821.6MOff
29 May 202635.00 USD-3.7%54.64 USD59.57 USD0.16-56.3129.8MOff
22 May 202636.34 USD-3.5%55.97 USD59.65 USD0.03-54.0021.6MOff
15 May 202637.66 USD-9.1%57.33 USD59.70 USD-0.14-52.4117.6MOff
8 May 202641.43 USD-8.5%58.51 USD59.75 USD-0.30-48.5321.0MOff
1 May 202645.28 USD-0.3%59.45 USD59.77 USD-0.66-41.4610.5MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.