ZG NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Zillow Group Inc · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

Latest close 34.69 USD
13.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.1%, after a 3.8% 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 41/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 43/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 34.69 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 13.1% latest completed week
4W Return 3.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -17.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.1%, after a 3.8% four-week move.

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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 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.0112-week average 0.02

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current 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 3.8% over four weeks, -17.3% over 12 weeks, and -55.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W13.1%
4W3.8%
12W-17.3%
26W-44.3%
52W-55.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change79.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-44.76Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change14.3%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.

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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.
Quality71/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 30; 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 framework4/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
115.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.8%
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
2.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
22.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.7%
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
-3.3%
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

ZG shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.33, expected move of 16.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction41/100
Expected move16.5%
Put/call volume0.33
Pressure50
Speculation40
Volatility88
Trend agreement7
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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 sentiment43/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.

7 positive · 31 neutral · 17 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move16.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-61.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.7%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+17.7%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-20.6%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+13.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses11
Recent vol6.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -5.4%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202634.69 USD13.1%43.04 USD57.08 USD-0.02-44.769.0MOff
24 Jul 202630.68 USD-9.0%44.07 USD57.21 USD-0.30-51.785.2MOff
17 Jul 202633.71 USD5.3%45.37 USD57.35 USD-0.13-48.864.9MOff
10 Jul 202632.00 USD-4.2%46.51 USD57.47 USD-0.19-54.264.9MOff
3 Jul 202633.42 USD7.2%47.86 USD57.60 USD-0.09-52.245.2MOff
26 Jun 202631.18 USD-4.0%49.14 USD57.68 USD-0.05-55.758.6MOff
19 Jun 202632.49 USD0.8%50.51 USD57.80 USD-0.06-56.645.9MOff
12 Jun 202632.22 USD-9.0%51.76 USD57.89 USD0.07-56.548.2MOff
5 Jun 202635.39 USD0.1%52.93 USD57.98 USD0.09-51.945.8MOff
29 May 202635.36 USD-4.1%54.11 USD58.03 USD0.12-54.824.7MOff
22 May 202636.88 USD-3.1%55.31 USD58.10 USD0.16-52.216.4MOff
15 May 202638.06 USD-9.3%56.56 USD58.15 USD-0.04-50.766.0MOff
8 May 202641.94 USD-7.8%57.62 USD58.19 USD-0.21-46.667.1MOff
1 May 202645.50 USD-0.3%58.45 USD58.20 USD-0.59-39.774.9MOff
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.