Is Zillow Group (ZG) Cheap Following Rising Rents And Its Housing Shortage Push?

Zillow Group (ZG) is back in focus after fresh housing data tied the company to two pressure points in the U.S. market: rising asking rents and efforts to ease the housing deficit.

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Against this backdrop, Zillow Group’s share price has come under pressure, with the stock down 5.71% over the past day and 35.22% over 90 days, while the 1 year total shareholder return has declined 61.78%. This suggests sentiment has weakened despite its role in current housing trends.

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After Zillow Group’s sharp pullback and a value score of 2, the issue now is whether the recent slide has already reflected most of the bad news, or if the stock has simply reset before any upside case can build.

Most Popular Narrative: 53% Undervalued

With Zillow Group last closing at $29.56 against a narrative fair value of $62.86, the current gap in expectations is wide enough to warrant closer attention.

The shift toward integrated, end to end digital transaction ecosystems (like Zillow 360 and Enhanced Markets) is enabling Zillow to capture more ancillary services revenue (mortgages, rentals, software), reducing dependence on advertising and expanding top line growth as well as supporting EBITDA margin expansion through operational efficiencies.

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Want to see how this ecosystem story turns into numbers? The narrative leans on a specific mix of revenue growth, margin expansion, and a future earnings multiple that has to hold together. The full breakdown shows exactly which assumptions have to work in tandem for that fair value to make sense.

Result: Fair Value of $62.86 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, this Zillow Group narrative still faces real tests, including potential pressure from Google’s real estate ad products and ongoing regulatory and legal scrutiny around agents and partnerships.

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Another View: Zillow Group Through a P/E Lens

The first valuation leans on a narrative fair value, but the picture looks very different when you look at Zillow Group through its P/E ratio. The stock trades at about 110.9x earnings, compared with 19.5x for the US Real Estate industry and a peer average of 27.7x.

Simply Wall St’s fair ratio for Zillow Group is 39.7x, well below the current multiple. This points to a wide gap between today’s price and where the ratio could move over time. For investors, that raises a simple question: is this a premium worth paying or a valuation risk that is hard to ignore?

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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