How to buy LegalZoom.com stock (LegalZoom.com)

LegalZoom went public via an IPO this morning and shares jumped above the offering price to about $38 a share at midday, valuing the company at $7 billion.

The company offered 19.1 million shares at a price of $28. That's above the previously announced range.

Shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol LZ.

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LegalZoom.com stock price (NASDAQ: LZ)

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LegalZoom.com shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-10-25.

Latest market close	$7.11
52-week range	$5.33 - $13.74
50-day moving average more info button	$6.56
200-day moving average more info button	$9.13
Wall St. target price	$6.80
PE ratio more info button	63.5455
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.11

Is it a good time to buy LegalZoom.com stock?

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LegalZoom.com price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.11 from 2024-10-28

1 week (2024-10-23)	2.75%
1 month (2024-09-30)	11.97%
3 months (2024-07-30)	6.28%
6 months (2024-04-30)	-40.50%

1 year (2023-10-30)	-30.23%
2 years (2022-10-28)	-20.65%
3 years (2021-10-29)	28.04
5 years (2019-10-26)	N/A

Is LegalZoom.com stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing LegalZoom.com stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of LegalZoom.com's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

LegalZoom.com's P/E ratio

LegalZoom.com's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 64x. In other words, LegalZoom.com shares trade at around 64x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, LegalZoom.com's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the specialty business services industry or those of similar companies.

• CRA International (CRAI.US): 32.94
• PPD (PPD.US): 47.04
• GP Strategies Corporation (GPX.US): 28.29

LegalZoom.com's EBITDA

LegalZoom.com's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $39.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a LegalZoom.com's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put LegalZoom.com's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.

• CRA International (CRAI.US): USD$69.3 million
• PPD (PPD.US): USD$968.7 million
• GP Strategies Corporation (GPX.US): USD$34.8 million

LegalZoom.com financials

Revenue TTM	$677.5 million
Operating margin TTM	0.89%
Gross profit TTM	$408.9 million
Return on assets TTM	4.2%
Return on equity TTM	18.31%
Profit margin	3.1%
Book value	$0.35
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

LegalZoom.com share dividends

We're not expecting LegalZoom.com to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

You may also wish to consider:

• CRA International (CRAI.US) (0.89% forward annual dividend yield)

LegalZoom.com share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, LegalZoom.com's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.33 up to $13.74. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while LegalZoom.com's is 1.098. This would suggest that LegalZoom.com's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put LegalZoom.com's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

• CRA International (CRAI.US): 1.14
• GP Strategies Corporation (GPX.US): 1.6441

LegalZoom.com overview

LegalZoom. com, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates an online platform that supports the legal, compliance, and business management needs of small businesses and consumers in the United States. The company's platform offers business formation products, such as limited liability company, incorporation of C and S corporations, nonprofit formations, doing-business-as, corporate changes and filings, business licenses, legal forms, and beneficial ownership information reports; intellectual property products consisting of trademark and patent applications, and copyright registrations; and tax services, including business and personal tax preparations. It also provides consumer, estate planning, and other services comprising last will and testament, living will, living trust, power of attorney, and name change. In addition, the company offers subscriptions services, including registered agent, compliance, attorney advice, tax advice and preparation, eSignature, virtual mail and check deposit services, trademark monitoring, and estate planning bundle. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of LegalZoom.com is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 8.109% of LegalZoom.com shares are held by insiders and 86.709% by institutions. How many people work for LegalZoom.com?
Latest data suggests 1,190 work at LegalZoom.com. When does the fiscal year end for LegalZoom.com?
LegalZoom.com's fiscal year ends in December. Where is LegalZoom.com based?
LegalZoom.com's address is: 954 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA, United States, 94041 What is LegalZoom.com's ISIN number?
LegalZoom.com's international securities identification number is: US52466B1035