Shares of Zillow Group(NASDAQ: Z)(NASDAQ: ZG), the online real estate platform, rose sharply this week after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results (which ended Sept. 30).
Zillow's share price was up by 23%, as of this writing, adding to the company's phenomenal gains of 94% over the past 12 months.
Solid quarter, despite a difficult housing market
The housing market has been stymied recently thanks to high mortgage rates and rising house prices, but Zillow's third-quarter results show the company can still thrive during difficult times in the market.
Zillow reported revenue of $581 million, up 17% from the year-ago quarter and ahead of Wall Street's consensus estimate of $555 million. The company also reported impressive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $127 million, which was $24 million higher than the company's midpoint of guidance.
Zillow's management highlighted a few key contributors to its growth in the quarter, including its residential revenue that increased 12% from the year-ago quarter to $405 million. That jump came as "more buyers and sellers transacted with Zillow agent partners," the company said in a press release.
Rentals revenue was also a bright spot, rising 24% to $123 million. And the company's mortgage revenue saw the biggest gains, up 63% to $39 million.
Where Zillow is headed
Zillow's management issued revenue guidance for the fourth quarter between $525 million to $540 million, which represents an 12% increase at the midpoint.
This strong guidance, along with an impressive quarter, should give investors enough optimism that Zillow is on the right track. It's been a volatile year for the company's share price, but with the company's main revenue segments growing at a healthy clip, investors have much to celebrate right now.
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