ZDZiff Davis, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: in an uptrend, but heavily shorted (+15% of shares).
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +27% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How ZD is trading
Ziff Davis, Inc. is +48% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 29 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +27%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 46
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 4.5%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $56.51
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +2.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +48%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −52%
- vs 50-day average$55.60
- +1.6%
- 52-week high
- $59.16
- 52-week low
- $26.51
- Annualised volatility
- 57%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$2.1M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +61% |
| 2025 | −35% |
| 2024 | −19% |
| 2023 | −15% |
| 2022 | −29% |
| 2021 | +31% |
| 2020 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | +36% |
| 2018 | −5.5% |
| 2017 | −6.5% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Feb | 10 | 3 of 10 | −6.3% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +3.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | −3.0% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.2% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.3% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.73% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.9% |
| Sep | 11 | 3 of 11 | −1.1% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.24% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +8.0% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.19% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.