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Z

LONGINSIDER SELL

ZILLOW GROUP INC

Research: Finviz ↗·Perplexity ↗

🗄 Viewing archived Q1 2026 data — frozen, no longer refreshed.

Funds
3
Score
2.54
vs SPY
-35.6%
Stock return (since Q-end)
-15.9%
SPY return (since Q-end)
+19.7%
Current price
$34.78
Days to cover (short int.)
3.6d-5.1%
as of 2026-07-31

News Summary

Negative

Zillow delivered mixed results with Q1 earnings beat but Q2 miss, coupled with a significant Q3 guidance cut (11% growth vs. 18% prior) that triggered a 13% stock drop and a downgraded 2026 housing outlook. While core Rentals and Mortgages segments show strong growth and new AI/product initiatives are gaining traction, the company faces mounting headwinds including a securities class action lawsuit, $36M restructuring charges, and a substantially slower purchase mortgage market that management now expects to decline low-to-mid single digits in 2026.

Red flags

  • Q3 2026 revenue guidance of $745M-$760M missed consensus by ~$13.6M (11% growth vs. expected mid-teens)
  • 13% after-hours stock decline following guidance miss
  • Securities class action lawsuit alleging misrepresentation of Redfin 'partnership' and antitrust risk omissions
  • Significant $36M restructuring charge in Q2 (despite revenue beat) and $11M in incremental legal costs in Q1
  • Downgraded full-year housing market outlook to low-to-mid single-digit decline in purchase mortgage originations
  • Multiple analyst downgrades including Bernstein (Outperform to Market Perform) and Zacks (Strong Buy to Hold); price target cuts across the board
  • COO Jun Choo departure citing health reasons, suggesting potential operational transition risk

Funds Buying (3)

FundManagerShares Held∆ SharesPosition Value% of FundQoQStatus
Tiger GlobalChase Coleman7.4M+1.3M$305M1.3%+22%Existing
Coatue ManagementPhilippe Laffont740K+740K$31M0.2%NEW
Point72Steve Cohen321K+321K$13M<0.1%NEW

Shares Held and Position Value reflect total quarter-end holdings. ∆ Shares is the change from the prior quarter. % of Fund is the position's share of the fund's reported equity portfolio — it drives the size weighting in the conviction score.

Portfolio Context

Where Z ranks in each buying fund's book, and the positions immediately around it. What a holding sits next to often says more about the thesis than the position size does.

Tiger Global

position #19 of this fund's book

  1. 16TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR$395M
  2. 17APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC$367M
  3. 18REDDIT INC$337M
  4. 19ZILLOW GROUP INC$305M
  5. 20BLOCK INC$241M
  6. 21NETFLIX INC.$235M
  7. 22MERCADOLIBRE INC$233M

Values are quarter-end position sizes. Shown only for funds where Z ranks inside their 40 largest equity positions — below that, neighbouring names carry no signal. Adjacency is an inference about a fund's reasoning, not a disclosure of it.

Insider Activity

NameTitleTypeSharesPriceValueFiledSrc
Cormier Thielke ClaireSELL1K$33.09$0.04M2026-08-11
BLACHFORD ERIK CSELL791$34.80$0.03M2026-06-08
Wacksman JeremyChief Executive OfficerSELL9K$36.54$0.33M2026-05-22
Spaulding DanChief People OfficerSELL3K$37.40$0.12M2026-05-18
Hofmann JeremyChief Financial OfficerSELL6K$37.40$0.21M2026-05-18
Owens Bradley D.General CounselSELL3K$37.23$0.13M2026-05-15
Hofmann JeremyChief Financial OfficerSELL3K$37.86$0.13M2026-05-14
Hofmann JeremyChief Financial OfficerSELL300$38.72$0.01M2026-05-14
Spaulding DanChief People OfficerSELL150$38.74$0.01M2026-05-14
Wacksman JeremyChief Executive OfficerSELL6K$37.88$0.22M2026-05-14
Wacksman JeremyChief Executive OfficerSELL300$38.69$0.01M2026-05-14
Choo JunChief Operating OfficerSELL1K$37.84$0.04M2026-05-14
Choo JunChief Operating OfficerSELL145$38.76$0.01M2026-05-14
Beitel David A.Chief Technology OfficerSELL2K$37.86$0.07M2026-05-14
Beitel David A.Chief Technology OfficerSELL150$38.74$0.01M2026-05-14
Rock JenniferChief Accounting OfficerSELL974$37.95$0.04M2026-05-14
Rock JenniferChief Accounting OfficerSELL60$38.72$0.00M2026-05-14
Samuelson Errol GChief Industry Dev. OfficerSELL3K$37.92$0.10M2026-05-14
Samuelson Errol GChief Industry Dev. OfficerSELL200$38.70$0.01M2026-05-14
Owens Bradley D.General CounselSELL2K$37.83$0.07M2026-05-14
Owens Bradley D.General CounselSELL290$38.61$0.01M2026-05-14
Spaulding DanChief People OfficerSELL2K$37.86$0.07M2026-05-14

Beneficial Ownership (13D/13G)

FilerFormShares% of ClassFiledSrc
FMR LLCSC 13G/A9.0M4.8%2026-02-05

SC 13D = active intent to influence control (10-day filing deadline after crossing 5%). SC 13G = passive accumulation, no intent to influence control.