ZG vs RMSG vs NWSA Stock Comparison

Zillow, Real Messenger and News Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$33.73 +15.1% 1M -54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
136.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins
RMSG Real Messenger Corp
$0.22 -24.1% 1M -90.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
NWSA News Corp
$30.59 +7.4% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.66B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

News leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (News 8, Zillow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZGRMSGNWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.53B $1.98M $16.66B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 136.9x -0.5x 29.1x NWSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x — 24.5x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% — +6.8% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% — 6.3% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% — 6.6% NWSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — -0.1x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.6% -90.5% +16.2% NWSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.6%/yr -53.3%/yr +5.9%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 257.9% 26.2% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — 69/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

ZGRMSGNWSA

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

AxisZGRMSGNWSA
Valuation 56 #40 of 90 0 #18 of 18 57 #24 of 54
Growth 67 #28 of 82 – 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 51 #38 of 77 – 79 #10 of 43
Financial Health 74 #26 of 96 69 #6 of 17 87 #9 of 62
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 54 – 32 #18 of 26
Overall 69 – 69
  • ZG ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • RMSG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • NWSA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZGRMSGNWSASPY
1 month +15.1%-24.1%+7.4% -0.8%
3 months +5.4%-40.5%+12.1% +3.5%
6 months -26.2%-84.5%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -50.6%-83.7%+17.1% +12.2%
1 year -54.6%-90.5%+16.2% +13.0%
3 years -10.6%-98.1%+51.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.7%-73.2%+14.8% +23.1%
5 years -64.3%-97.8%+33.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.6%-53.3%+5.9% +11.0%
10 years +5.6%—+136.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.5%—+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureZGRMSGNWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%257.9%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.4%188.7%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.070.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.05-0.350.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.4%-99.4%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-92.6%-1.9% -1.8%
52-week high $74.14$2.99$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $27.70$0.22$22.40 $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.

MultipleZGRMSGNWSA
P/E now vs peer median 139.8xmedian 42.4x -0.5xmedian 21.2x 29.7xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 66.5xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 19.0x —median 9.8x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 19.4x -0.5xmedian 12.3x 21.0xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 4.0xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.34median 1.75 —median 0.51 0.51median 0.44

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 monthsZGRMSGNWSA
Revenue $2.81B – $9.03B
Gross profit $2.05B – –
Operating income $12.00M – –
Net income $55.00M – $743.00M
Free cash flow $258.00M – $811.00M
R&D $611.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.24 – $1.03
Cash & equivalents $572.00M $321.97K $2.10B
Total debt $1.44B – $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 227.90M 8.91M 558.40M
Enterprise value $3.38B -$7.56M $8.14B

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
MetricZGRMSGNWSA
P/E 139.8x -0.5x 29.7x
P/FCF 29.4x -0.5x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x – 13.8x
P/S 2.7x 66.5x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 4.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 4.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 24.7x – 11.0x
EV/EBIT 614.0x – 16.2x
EV/Revenue 2.6x – 1.9x
EV/FCF 28.6x – 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x – 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.34 – 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZGRMSGNWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% – 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 188.7% – -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 198.0% – -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.8% – 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% – 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 23.6%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZGRMSGNWSA
Debt / assets 8.8% – 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 18.8% 51.1% 40.6%
Equity / assets 81.2% 48.9% 59.4%
Interest coverage 0.7x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.81 – 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZGRMSGNWSA
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 12.4% – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 12.4% – 4.4%
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.

ConsensusZGRMSGNWSA
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 – 24.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 – $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 – +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% – +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.04BFY2026 – $9.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 – +1.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% – +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZGRMSGNWSA
Held by institutions 23.5% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 263 – 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% – -3.3%
Institutions buying 124 – 344
Institutions selling 98 – 189
Buyers to sellers 1.27 – 1.82

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.

ZGRMSGNWSA
ZG 1.00 0.07 0.43
RMSG 0.07 1.00 0.13
NWSA 0.43 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZG, RMSG and NWSA?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zillow (ZG) $7.53B, Real Messenger (RMSG) $1.98M, News (NWSA) $16.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, ZG, RMSG and NWSA?

News (NWSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zillow (ZG) 136.9x, Real Messenger (RMSG) -0.5x, News (NWSA) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (Zillow (ZG) 14.4x, News (NWSA) 24.5x). 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: Zillow (ZG) +17.7%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year News (NWSA) returned the most: Zillow (ZG) -54.6%, Real Messenger (RMSG) -90.5%, News (NWSA) +16.2%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Zillow (ZG) -18.6%/yr, Real Messenger (RMSG) -53.3%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Zillow (ZG) 51.8%, Real Messenger (RMSG) 257.9%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.