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Benchmark Maintains a 'Buy' on Zillow (Z); Increases Across The Board; Raising Numbers

May 3, 2012 9:25 AM EDT
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Price: $43.63 --0%

Rating Summary:
    16 Buy, 12 Hold, 1 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 10 | Down: 8 | New: 8
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Benchmark maintains a 'Buy' on Zillow (NASDAQ: Z) price target raised from $40 to $44.

Analyst, Zillow reported strong 1Q12 results. Zillow’s Premier Agent program remains the driver, with revenue up 141% y/y, driven by a 74% increase in subscribers. Zillow is increasing investments; a sound strategy to protect its first-mover advantage."

"2Q11 guidance projects increased investments in engineering, advertising and sales force expansion. We believe these investments are warranted to protect Zillow’s first mover advantage. We project increased revenue and investment. We estimate 2Q12 revenue of $27 million, up 70% y/y, with EBITDA of $4.2 million. For 2012, we estimate revenue of $111 million, up 68% y/y, and EBITDA of $22 million, up 82%."

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Shares of Zillow closed at $36.10 yesterday.


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