Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) Sees Large Volume Increase Following Analyst Upgrade

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ZETA) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday after Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on the stock from $27.00 to $29.00. Royal Bank Of Canada currently has an outperform rating on the stock. 5,142,178 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 39% from the previous session’s volume of 8,441,045 shares.The stock last traded at $18.7480 and had previously closed at $18.42.

ZETA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Zeta Global in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Zeta Global from $23.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Zeta Global in a research note on Monday, April 20th. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Zeta Global from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $22.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Zeta Global from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Zeta Global has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $28.33.

Key Zeta Global News

Here are the key news stories impacting Zeta Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target on Zeta to $29 and placed an “Outperform” rating on the stock — a notable upgrade that implies substantial upside from current levels and likely attracted buying interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zeta reported a revenue beat for Q1 and described its results as another “beats-and-raises” quarter, reporting strong revenue growth (company says ~50%) and raising revenue guidance for the periods discussed — fundamentals that support upward price momentum. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at KeyCorp reiterated an Overweight stance with a $22 target and published detailed Q2–Q4 2026 and FY2026–FY2027 EPS estimates that show improving profitability (FY2027 EPS forecast of $0.44), giving investors a clearer path to earnings recovery. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company materials (earnings slide deck and call transcript) are available for deeper diligence; these contain management commentary and the detail underpinning the beat-and-raise that investors are parsing. Earnings Call Transcript

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zeta Global

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZETA. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Zeta Global by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,051,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,094,000 after buying an additional 1,325,717 shares in the last quarter. Contour Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Zeta Global by 26.3% in the fourth quarter. Contour Asset Management LLC now owns 11,162,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,159,000 after acquiring an additional 2,327,907 shares in the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN purchased a new position in shares of Zeta Global in the 3rd quarter valued at $121,502,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Zeta Global by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 5,582,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,603,000 after acquiring an additional 673,145 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Zeta Global by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 5,013,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,030,000 after acquiring an additional 33,923 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.75% of the company’s stock.

Zeta Global Price Performance

The company’s fifty day moving average is $17.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -168.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.29.

Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $394.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $378.09 million. Zeta Global had a positive return on equity of 1.35% and a negative net margin of 2.42%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.06 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Zeta Global Holdings Corp. will post 0.27 EPS for the current year.

About Zeta Global

Zeta Global, founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, is a leading data-driven marketing technology company. The firm’s mission centers on helping brands acquire, grow and retain customers through a unified customer lifecycle management platform. Over the years, Zeta Global has built a reputation for leveraging big data and predictive analytics to power digital marketing programs across multiple channels.

At the core of Zeta’s offering is the Zeta Marketing Platform, which combines identity resolution, audience insights and real-time engagement capabilities.