FTHM vs NWSA vs ZG Stock Comparison

Fathom Holdings, News and Zillow Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTHM Fathom Holdings Inc.
$0.18 -45.5% 1M -87.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$406.93M
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
1 win
NWSA News Corp
$29.69 +3.5% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.52B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
0.67%
Publishing Communication Services
7 wins
ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$32.90 +17.1% 1M -54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.40B
P/E
136.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

News leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (News 7, Zillow 3, Fathom Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTHMNWSAZGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.08M $16.52B $7.40B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 28.8x 136.3x NWSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.8x 14.1x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +6.8% +17.7% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.3% 6.3% 2.0% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -42.0% 6.6% 0.2% NWSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x -0.1x -0.7x FTHM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.67% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -87.4% +12.0% -54.0% NWSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -63.0%/yr +4.9%/yr -13.0%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 120.2% 26.2% 51.6% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 67/100 70/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

FTHMNWSAZG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFTHMNWSAZG
Valuation 35 #12 of 18 56 #24 of 53 59 #37 of 88
Growth 13 #14 of 16 84 #8 of 44 66 #28 of 81
Profitability 20 #13 of 16 78 #10 of 42 53 #36 of 76
Financial Health 6 #16 of 17 87 #9 of 61 75 #25 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 32 #18 of 26 98 #2 of 53
Overall 19 67 70
  • FTHM ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFTHMNWSAZGSPY
1 month -45.5%+3.5%+17.1% -2.3%
3 months -78.3%+6.3%-8.1% -0.7%
6 months -79.5%+15.1%-25.7% +4.8%
Year to date -82.2%+13.7%-51.8% +10.3%
1 year -87.4%+12.0%-54.0% +10.3%
3 years -94.3%+35.4%-10.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -61.5%+10.6%-3.7% +20.1%
5 years -99.3%+27.2%-50.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -63.0%+4.9%-13.0% +10.1%
10 years —+150.8%-5.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+9.6%-0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTHMNWSAZGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 120.2%26.2%51.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 110.2%27.6%55.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.181.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.730.46-1.05 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-38.7%-68.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.9%-4.8%-55.5% -3.5%
52-week high $1.49$31.19$73.87 $779.14
52-week low $0.17$22.40$27.70 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFTHMNWSAZG
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 28.6x 28.8xmedian 19.8x 136.3xmedian 39.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 0.6x 2.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 10.7x 10.7xmedian 10.5x 24.1xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 14.3x 20.4xmedian 8.7x 28.7xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 0.42 0.49median 0.49 4.24median 1.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFTHMNWSAZG
Revenue $406.93M $9.03B $2.81B
Gross profit – – $2.05B
Operating income -$20.72M – $12.00M
Net income -$25.50M $743.00M $55.00M
Free cash flow -$13.58M $811.00M $258.00M
R&D $7.90M – $611.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.76 $1.03 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $4.50M $2.10B $572.00M
Total debt $25.06M $1.99B $465.00M
Shares (diluted) 33.42M 558.40M 227.90M
Enterprise value -$13.00M $8.72B $3.25B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFTHMNWSAZG
P/E -0.2x 28.8x 136.3x
P/FCF -0.4x 20.4x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 13.4x 19.1x
P/S 0.0x 1.8x 2.6x
P/B 0.3x 1.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 10.7x 24.1x
EV/EBIT -1.3x 15.7x 598.4x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 1.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF -2.0x 20.2x 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.0x 13.3x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 0.49 4.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTHMNWSAZG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 6.8% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 4.1% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.2% – 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.0% -44.6% 188.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 58.4% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.2% -50.4% 198.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 58.6% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% 26.5% -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 16.8% -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.4% 42.0% -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 23.6% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTHMNWSAZG
Gross margin – – 72.9%
EBITDA margin -3.4% 17.0% 10.6%
Operating margin -5.1% – 0.4%
Pretax margin -6.3% 11.6% 2.1%
Net margin -6.3% 6.3% 2.0%
FCF margin -3.3% 9.0% 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin -3.3% 13.7% 13.8%
Return on equity -95.2% 8.0% 1.3%
Return on assets -35.0% 4.8% 1.0%
Return on invested capital -42.0% 6.6% 0.2%
Return on capital employed -74.2% 8.2% 0.3%
Asset turnover 5.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.7x 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTHMNWSAZG
Debt / assets 34.1% 12.8% 8.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x -0.1x -0.7x
Debt / FCF -1.8x 2.5x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 40.6% 18.8%
Equity / assets 32.5% 59.4% 81.2%
Interest coverage – – 0.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.08 2.48 4.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTHMNWSAZG
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield -106.4% 3.9% 12.7%
Shareholder yield -106.4% 4.6% 12.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFTHMNWSAZG
Forward P/E – 23.8xFY2027 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $1.25FY2027 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2027 +42.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.4% +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $472.49MFY2026 $9.15BFY2027 $3.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +1.3%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +3.9% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTHMNWSAZG
Held by institutions 13.2% 67.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 42 637 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +35.1% -3.3% +0.1%
Institutions buying 14 344 125
Institutions selling 11 189 98
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.82 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FTHMNWSAZG
FTHM 1.00 0.11 0.20
NWSA 0.11 1.00 0.44
ZG 0.20 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTHM, NWSA and ZG?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fathom Holdings (FTHM) $6.08M, News (NWSA) $16.52B, Zillow (ZG) $7.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTHM, NWSA and ZG?

News (NWSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -0.2x, News (NWSA) 28.8x, Zillow (ZG) 136.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (News (NWSA) 23.8x, Zillow (ZG) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zillow (ZG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fathom Holdings (FTHM) +4.3%, News (NWSA) +6.8%, Zillow (ZG) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -6.3%, News (NWSA) 6.3%, Zillow (ZG) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, News (NWSA) leads (Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -42.0%, News (NWSA) 6.6%, Zillow (ZG) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year News (NWSA) returned the most: Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -87.4%, News (NWSA) +12.0%, Zillow (ZG) -54.0%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -63.0%/yr, News (NWSA) +4.9%/yr, Zillow (ZG) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: News (NWSA) 0.67%. Fathom Holdings (FTHM) and Zillow (ZG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Fathom Holdings (FTHM) 120.2%, News (NWSA) 26.2%, Zillow (ZG) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTHM, NWSA and ZG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, News (NWSA) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.