Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Acquires 338,803 Shares of Zillow Group, Inc. $Z

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) by 21.8% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,896,206 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 338,803 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Zillow Group were worth $78,461,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of Zillow Group by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 33,219 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 951 shares during the period. SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new stake in Zillow Group in the first quarter worth $1,350,000. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in Zillow Group by 7.2% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 491,834 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $20,352,000 after purchasing an additional 33,200 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Zillow Group in the first quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Zillow Group by 41.9% during the first quarter. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC now owns 5,108 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Zillow Group

In other news, CFO Jeremy Hofmann sold 5,501 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.40, for a total value of $205,737.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 68,315 shares in the company, valued at $2,554,981. This trade represents a 7.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Erik C. Blachford sold 791 shares of Zillow Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.80, for a total value of $27,526.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 34,952 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,216,329.60. The trade was a 2.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 42,910 shares of company stock valued at $1,605,732. Corporate insiders own 25.03% of the company’s stock.

Zillow Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:Z opened at $33.71 on Friday. Zillow Group, Inc. has a one year low of $29.23 and a one year high of $93.88. The company has a market cap of $7.71 billion, a PE ratio of 134.84, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $33.18 and a 200-day moving average of $42.76.

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $708.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $705.10 million. Zillow Group had a net margin of 2.27% and a return on equity of 1.41%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Zillow Group, Inc. will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on Z. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Zillow Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Zillow Group from $80.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Zillow Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Zillow Group from $84.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Zillow Group from $80.00 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $72.38.

Key Headlines Impacting Zillow Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Zillow Group this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Several law firms, including Rosen, Bragar Eagel & Squire, Faruqi & Faruqi, and Kahn Swick & Foti, reminded investors that August 10, 2026 is the deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status in a federal securities class action. The case covers purchases of Zillow Class A or Class C shares between February 11, 2025, and May 7, 2026. These announcements repeat existing litigation information rather than report a new judgment or settlement. Rosen securities lawsuit deadline
• Negative Sentiment: The underlying lawsuit alleges investor harm from securities-law violations involving an alleged anticompetitive agreement and related regulatory risks. If the claims advance, Zillow could face legal expenses, potential damages, management distraction, and additional scrutiny; however, the allegations have not been proven. Zillow anticompetitive agreement lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: New investor-rights announcements from Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman and Bleichmar Fonti & Auld further publicized the class action and encouraged investors who suffered losses to participate. The repeated notices may weigh on sentiment by keeping litigation risks prominent. Bronstein Zillow class action notice
• Negative Sentiment: Zillow’s housing data showed a softer starter-home market: inventory was up 4.5% year over year, while starter-home sales fell 5.4% in May. More supply and price cuts could reduce near-term transaction activity, advertising demand, and revenue growth, even as luxury housing remains stronger. Zillow starter-home market data
• Neutral Sentiment: Zillow revised its home-price forecasts across more than 400 housing markets. The article does not provide enough detail to determine whether the revisions are broadly favorable or unfavorable for Zillow’s outlook. Zillow home-price forecast revisions

About Zillow Group

Zillow Group, Inc is an online real estate marketplace company that operates a portfolio of consumer-facing websites and mobile apps designed to connect buyers, sellers, renters, homeowners and real estate professionals. The company’s platforms aggregate property listings, rental listings, and related information to help users search for homes, estimate property values and connect with agents and service providers. Zillow generates revenue primarily through advertising and lead-generation services for real estate professionals, property managers and mortgage lenders.

Key products and services include the Zillow and Trulia consumer websites and apps, which provide searchable listings, photos, neighborhood data and the company’s automated home valuation tool known as the “Zestimate.” Zillow also offers a rentals marketplace, a mortgage marketplace and tools for home buying and selling such as Zillow Premier Agent for agent advertising and leads, as well as ancillary services designed to support transactions, including closing and title-related offerings.