Zeta Global Holdings Corp. operates an omnichannel data-driven cloud platform that provides enterprises with consumer intelligence and marketing automation software in the United States and internationally. The company's Zeta Marketing Platform analyzes billions of structured and unstructured data points to predict consumer intent by leveraging sophisticated machine learning algorithms and the industry's opted-in data set for omnichannel marketing; and Consumer Data Platform ingests, analyzes, and distills disparate data points to generate a single view of a consumer, encompassing identity, profile characteristics, behaviors, and purchase intent. It also offers various types of product suites, such as opportunity explorer, consumer experiences, omnichannel acquisition, and identity and data management. In addition, the company provides demand side platform and website personalization services; and TruLift that offers analysis to uniquely quantify incremental budget that provides continued ROI. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
IPO Year: 2021
Exchange: NYSE
Website: zetaglobal.com
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| 11/14/2024 | Overweight → Sector Weight | KeyBanc Capital Markets | |
| 10/22/2024 | $40.00 | Overweight | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
| 10/18/2024 | $28.00 | Overweight → Equal Weight | Barclays |
| 8/1/2024 | $18.00 → $30.00 | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Morgan Stanley |
| 7/15/2024 | $23.00 | Buy | Truist |
| 6/25/2024 | $20.00 | Outperform | RBC Capital Mkts |
| 5/21/2024 | $21.00 → $33.00 | Buy | ROTH MKM |
| 4/4/2024 | $12.00 → $17.00 | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Morgan Stanley |
| 4/3/2024 | $15.00 | Buy | DA Davidson |
| 12/9/2022 | $13.00 | Buy | B. Riley Securities |
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B. Riley Securities analyst Zach Cummins maintains Zeta Global Holdings (NYSE:ZETA) with a Buy and raises the price target from $18.5 to $24.
Truist Securities analyst Terry Tillman initiates coverage on Zeta Global Holdings (NYSE:ZETA) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $23.
In the latest quarter, 17 analysts provided ratings for Zeta Global Holdings (NYSE:ZETA), showcasing a mix of bullish and bearish perspectives. In the table below, you'll find a summary of their recent ratings, revealing the shifting sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the previous months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 12 5 0 0 0 Last 30D 0 1 0 0 0 1M Ago 3 1 0 0 0 2M Ago 2 0 0 0 0 3M Ago 7 3 0 0 0 The 12-month price targets assessed by analysts reveal further insights, featuring an average target of $19.91, a high estimate of $33.00, and a low estimate of $17.00. This upward trend is apparent, with the curr
Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades and downgrades, please see our analyst ratings page. Keybanc raised the price target for NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) from $130 to $180. Keybanc analyst John Vinh maintained an Overweight rating. NVIDIA shares rose 1.9% to close at $128.20 on Monday. See how other analysts view this stock. Piper Sandler lifted the price target for Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) from $18 to $20. Piper Sandler analyst Patrick Moley maintained a Neutral rating. Robinhood shares fell 2.6% to close at $22.09 on Monday. See how other analysts view this stock.
Oppenheimer analyst Brian Schwartz maintains Zeta Global Holdings (NYSE:ZETA) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $18 to $20.
On Monday, Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), unveiled the Zeta Economic Index, a tool powered by artificial intelligence that scrutinizes consumer behavior. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives shared a snippet from CNBC’s Last Call, where David A. Steinberg, the CEO of the company, spoke about this development. What Happened: At the segment, Steinberg discussed the Zeta Economic Index, a novel tool that employs generative AI to analyze what the company described as “trillions of behavioral signals,” primarily focused on consumer activity. He said, “We're feeding the real-world behaviors of over 240 million American adults,” adding, “I don't know of another index that is looking at that.” See Also: Prom
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, launched today the Zeta Economic Index (ZEI), a next-generation indicator of the state of the US economy. Utilizing Zeta's proprietary data and cutting-edge Generative AI technology, the ZEI analyzes consumer behavior, assesses the state of the US economy and forecasts economic trends.
KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded Zeta Global from Overweight to Sector Weight
KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated coverage of Zeta Global with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $40.00
Barclays downgraded Zeta Global from Overweight to Equal Weight and set a new price target of $28.00
Morgan Stanley downgraded Zeta Global from Overweight to Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $30.00 from $18.00 previously
Truist initiated coverage of Zeta Global with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $23.00
RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of Zeta Global with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $20.00
ROTH MKM reiterated coverage of Zeta Global with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $33.00 from $21.00 previously
Morgan Stanley upgraded Zeta Global from Equal-Weight to Overweight and set a new price target of $17.00 from $12.00 previously
DA Davidson initiated coverage of Zeta Global with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $15.00
B. Riley Securities initiated coverage of Zeta Global with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $13.00
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Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today released a detailed rebuttal on its Investor Relations website that debunks the assertions made in a self-serving short seller report published on November 13, 2024. That "report" was riddled with misrepresentations, speculative conjecture, and categorically false statements about Zeta. The detailed rebuttal posted today builds on Zeta's initial response, also published on November 13, 2024. David A. Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Zeta, said, "The self-serving ‘report' was filled with highly misleading and objectively false claims about Zeta and was written with a clear agenda: to drive down the value of our sto
Internal and External Reviews Show Company Does Not Engage in Misleading Practices Confirms "Report" Claims are False Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced a previously completed forensic review found its practices sound and financial statements accurate, debunking claims made about Zeta Global in a recently published false and misleading "report." In response to the false and misleading allegations in that "report," Zeta is now disclosing the forensic review conducted in 2022 and 2023. The Audit Committee of Zeta's Board of Directors oversaw the review after learning of a federal investigation into a company, Kubient, Inc., with which Zeta did bus
Webinar to be held on Wednesday, November 20th Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced that it will hold a webinar hosted by Arjun Bhatia, Partner, Software Research, at William Blair on Wednesday, November 20 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Participating on behalf of Zeta Global will be David Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Chris Greiner, CFO, and Robert Niehaus, Board Member and Chair of Zeta's Audit Committee. The Zeta Global team will discuss the Company's robust accounting processes and controls, data collection policies, and privacy oversight. View Zeta's preliminary response to a recent short-seller report, at https://investors.zetaglobal.com
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced that David A. Steinberg, Zeta's Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, members of the Company's leadership, and members of the Board of Directors intend to purchase shares of Zeta's Class A common stock on Monday, November 18, 2024. Taken together, these intended purchases by Steinberg and other members of Zeta leadership in their personal capacity and the directors represent approximately $3 million of Zeta's Class A common stock. "Last week's ‘report' was filled with false claims and objectively wrong information about Zeta Global," Steinberg said. "Members of the Board, Company leadership, and I are showing our confidenc
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $100 million of Zeta's Class A common stock through December 31, 2026. The program supplements Zeta's existing Class A common stock share repurchase program, which was authorized in August 2022, under which, as of September 30, 2024, $14.7 million remained available for use prior to its expiration on December 31, 2024. Under the 2024 repurchase program, repurchases can be made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, all in accordance with the rules
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today issued the following statement in response to claims made in a report by Culper Research, a short-seller, published on November 13, 2024: "Based upon Zeta's and its legal counsel's preliminary review and evaluation of the report, the Company believes this report is riddled with misrepresentations, speculative conjecture, and categorically false statements. The report is misleading and conveys, at most, a superficial understanding of Zeta's business and practices. It relies heavily on questionable sources that get basic facts wrong, cites financial metrics that are off by hundreds of millions of dollars, and doesn't even correc
Delivered record revenue of $268M, an increase of 42% Y/Y Grew Direct revenue 41% Y/Y and increased Direct revenue mix by 300 bps Q/Q to 70% Increased Scaled Customer ARPU to $557K, a record increase of 33% Y/Y Generated cash flow from operating activities of $34M, an increase of 51% Y/Y, and Free Cash Flow of $26M, an increase of 93% Y/Y Raising 4Q24 revenue growth guidance to 40% Y/Y Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. "The bets we made seven years ago on AI, the investment in a ‘1 of 1' marketing platform, and our commitment to our customers' success has resulted in re
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today released the Zeta Economic Index (ZEI) for October 2024. The ZEI is one of the first AI-powered economic indexes, utilizing Zeta's proprietary Generative AI technology and real-time consumer behavior from over 240 million US consumers to reflect the current state and trajectory of the US economy. The ZEI's primary measure of US economic health, the Economic Index Score (EIS) registered 68.5 points, essentially flat month-over-month and is defined as "Active", which is characterized by robust economic activity with healthy growth across various sectors. Moderate market sentiment can be attributed to disruptions from recent weat
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of LiveIntent, a pioneer in people-based marketing. The addition of LiveIntent's assets, publisher network, and channel capabilities will bolster the Zeta Marketing Platform, strengthen the Zeta Data Cloud, and advance Zeta's position in AI-powered marketing. For more information on the acquisition, read here. "Acquiring LiveIntent is not only accretive to our financial profile, it also strengthens the value we deliver to enterprises, extends our platform to the publisher ecosystem and widens our moat," said David A. Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Zeta Global
Zeta (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced the planned release of its third quarter 2024 financial results after the market close on Monday, November 11, 2024. Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO David A. Steinberg and CFO Chris Greiner will host a conference call later that day, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be accessible on Zeta's Investor Relations website at http://investors.zetaglobal.com. The company decided to release earnings at a later date due to the timing of the election. About Zeta Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced that Imran Khan, currently Chief Investment Officer of Proem Asset Management and prominent technology leader, entrepreneur, and investor, was elected to the Zeta Global Holdings Corp. Board of Directors as a Class III director at its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. The addition of Mr. Khan expands Zeta's board to eight directors and enhances the Company's governance as it enters its fourth year listed on the NYSE. Mr. Khan will support Zeta's long-term growth plan as the Company continues its commitment to helping enterprises thrive in a rapidly changing digital ecosystem. Mr. Khan is the founder of Proem Asset
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), a cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers enterprises to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently, today announced that it has appointed Williams-Sonoma executive, Jeanine Barnett Silberblatt, to the Zeta Board of Directors as a Class II director. The addition of Silberblatt expands Zeta's board and enhances the Company's governance as it enters its second year listed on the NYSE. Ms. Silberblatt will support Zeta's long-term growth plan as the Company continues its commitment to help enterprises thrive in a rapidly changing digital ecosystem. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/
Zeta adds over 20 years of market and technology experience with appointment of Investor Relations Officer Zeta (NYSE:ZETA), a cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers enterprises to acquire, grow and retain customers, announced today that Scott Schmitz has joined the Company as SVP of Investor Relations. In this role, Mr. Schmitz will be responsible for maintaining and expanding relationships in the investment community while communicating Zeta's long-term strategy, governance, and financial performance. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211018005119/en/Zeta Global announces Scott Schmitz as its new S
Former Merkle Chief Technology Officer, Epsilon, and Acxiom executive brings over 26 years of experience as Zeta continues accelerating growth Zeta (NYSE:ZETA), a cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers enterprises to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently, announced today the hiring of Matthew Mobley as Executive Vice President of Technology Strategy. Mr. Mobley will lead Zeta's CRM technology strategy team advising customers on how best to leverage technology to meet their business goals. Mr. Mobley has more than 26 years of experience in general technology and over 22 years of experience specifically in marketing and adverting technology, spanning the Ameri
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Webinar to be held on Wednesday, November 20th Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced that it will hold a webinar hosted by Arjun Bhatia, Partner, Software Research, at William Blair on Wednesday, November 20 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Participating on behalf of Zeta Global will be David Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Chris Greiner, CFO, and Robert Niehaus, Board Member and Chair of Zeta's Audit Committee. The Zeta Global team will discuss the Company's robust accounting processes and controls, data collection policies, and privacy oversight. View Zeta's preliminary response to a recent short-seller report, at https://investors.zetaglobal.com
Delivered record revenue of $268M, an increase of 42% Y/Y Grew Direct revenue 41% Y/Y and increased Direct revenue mix by 300 bps Q/Q to 70% Increased Scaled Customer ARPU to $557K, a record increase of 33% Y/Y Generated cash flow from operating activities of $34M, an increase of 51% Y/Y, and Free Cash Flow of $26M, an increase of 93% Y/Y Raising 4Q24 revenue growth guidance to 40% Y/Y Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. "The bets we made seven years ago on AI, the investment in a ‘1 of 1' marketing platform, and our commitment to our customers' success has resulted in re
Zeta (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced the planned release of its third quarter 2024 financial results after the market close on Monday, November 11, 2024. Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO David A. Steinberg and CFO Chris Greiner will host a conference call later that day, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be accessible on Zeta's Investor Relations website at http://investors.zetaglobal.com. The company decided to release earnings at a later date due to the timing of the election. About Zeta Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of
Expands Zeta's identity graph, unveils new publisher cloud and accelerates growth in mobile and retail media Acquisition meets Zeta's four guiding M&A principles and is expected to be immediately accretive to Zeta's earnings profile Zeta reaffirms third quarter 2024 guidance Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire LiveIntent. Founded in 2009, LiveIntent is a pioneer in people-based marketing, with proprietary technology powering mobile-centric experiences and first-party identity solutions to identify, unlock, engage, and monetize audiences across channels. The addition of LiveIntent's assets, publisher net
Delivered record quarterly revenue of $228M, up 33% Y/Y and $16M better than guidance Grew total Scaled Customer count to 468, an increase of 8 Q/Q and 43 Y/Y Increased quarterly Scaled Customer ARPU to $479K, up 22% Y/Y, 2x faster than 1Q'24 Generated cash flow from operating activities of $31M, an increase of 51% Y/Y, and Free Cash Flow of $20M, an increase of 53% Y/Y Raising 2024 revenue guidance by $25M to a midpoint of $925M or 27% Y/Y growth Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. "Investments we made over the last seven years to put Artificial Intelligence and data at the
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced the planned release of its second quarter 2024 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO David A. Steinberg and CFO Chris Greiner will host a conference call later that day, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be accessible on Zeta's Investor Relations website at http://investors.zetaglobal.com. About Zeta Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain custom
Delivered revenue of $195M, an increase of 24% Y/Y Grew total Scaled Customer count to 460, an increase of 8 Q/Q, and Super Scaled Customer count to 144, an increase of 13 Q/Q Expanded quarterly Scaled Customer ARPU 11% Y/Y to $416K Generated cash flow from operating activities of $25M, an increase of 23% Y/Y, and Free Cash Flow of $15M, an increase of 51% Y/Y Raising guidance for each quarter of 2024 with the full year revenue growth rate expected to accelerate Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. "The actionable intelligence delivered by the Zeta Marketing Platform is fuelin
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced the planned release of its first quarter 2024 financial results after the market close on Monday, May 6, 2024. Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO David A. Steinberg and CFO Chris Greiner will host a conference call later that day, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be accessible on Zeta's Investor Relations website at http://investors.zetaglobal.com. About Zeta Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers
Finished 2023 with 10 straight quarters of beating & raising guidance Delivered revenue of $210M, up 20% Y/Y in 4Q'23, and $729M, up 23% Y/Y in 2023 Increased Scaled Customer count 12% Y/Y and Super-Scaled Customer count 27% Y/Y Grew Scaled Customer ARPU 10% Y/Y to $1.57M in 2023 Generated cash flow from operating activities of $27M in 4Q'23, and $91M in 2023 Guiding to fifth consecutive year of 20%+ revenue growth Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. "The marketing ecosystem is in a state of change," said David A. Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO o
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, today announced the planned release of its fourth quarter 2023 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Co-founder, Chairman and CEO David A. Steinberg and CFO Chris Greiner will host a conference call later that day, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be accessible on Zeta's Investor Relations website at http://investors.zetaglobal.com. About Zeta Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain cust