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ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP)

Industrials

No action
Fundamental
3
Sentiment
3
Technical
4

Do Nothing: avgDollarVolume20 is $3.28M, below the $5M liquidity floor for this 1–15 trading-day strategy.

Analysis as of 2026-08-13· more than 2 trading days ago

Company overview

ZipRecruiter, Inc. provides a web-based hiring platform for small and medium-sized businesses, focusing on streamlining the hiring process. The company offers reseller programs, ATS integrations, and email alerts. Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Fundamental

fair
Fundamental3
Mixed fundamentals

ZipRecruiter has strong gross margins but faces revenue contraction and thin profitability.

ZipRecruiter shows mixed fundamentals: gross margins remain very high, but multi‑year revenue contraction and FY2025 losses left EBITDA thin and interest coverage negative. Recent 2026 filings show early revenue stabilization and meaningful deleveraging via discounted note repurchases, but core profitability still needs to prove durable beyond one‑time gains.

Sentiment

fair
Sentiment3
Cautious sentiment

Analyst coverage is mixed, and retail engagement is minimal, with no clear sentiment direction.

Announced catalysts cluster around Q2 results (2026-08-05) and balance-sheet actions (discounted debt repurchase), while sell-side coverage remains split (target raise / upgrades vs “Reduce” consensus) ahead of the announced CFO start date (2026-08-17). Sentiment delta is indeterminate due to sparse 30–90d baseline coverage, and a moderate red-flag cap is applied because near-term signals are materially conflicting.

Technical

good
Technical4
Bullish trend structure

The stock shows a bullish trend above key moving averages but lacks sufficient liquidity for action.

Trend structure remains bullish above SMA20/50/200 and EMA21, with MACD above its signal and ADX above 50, but momentum cooled on today's pullback under EMA9/VWAP and the name fails the mandatory $5M avgDollarVolume20 screen.

You’re looking at 2026-08-13 — more than 2 trading days ago.

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