ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP) is a Staffing & Employment Services company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $2.44. It has a SharesGrow Score of 47/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is ZIP = $6 (+125.4% upside).
Valuation: ZIP trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -5.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.09.
Financials: revenue is $449M, -20.2%/yr average growth. Net income is $33M (loss), growing at -101%/yr. Net profit margin is -7.3% (negative). Gross margin is 89.2% (-1.3 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $568M with negative equity of -$77M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 6.33 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 99.8%. Total assets: $570M.
Analyst outlook: 2 / 8 analysts rate ZIP as buy (25%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 50/100 (Partial), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 54/100 (Partial), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 10/100 (Fail).
