Z SQUARED INC (ZSQR)
NASDAQFinancialsSoftware - ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-16
$2.29-0.87%
Close 2026-09-16 · 1-day change
NASDAQFinancialsSoftware - ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-16
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Systems Software: fringe margins under pressure (2q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
No standing thesis yet — not enough to read.
View ThesisManagement screens weak on margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 5% on a typical day and fell roughly 88% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskZSQR's growth depends on its recent acquisition of Paradox Data to enhance market position. Revenue growth is weak, and the last financial performance was below industry peers. It trades at 38× price-to-sales, compared to a peer median of 4×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than we forecast. If sector bellwethers like JPM and BAC miss earnings, ZSQR could face further pressure. Peer multiples imply a price about 78% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-16. ZSQR is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-16. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Systems Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Acquisition enhances growth and market position.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-16. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Acquisition enhances growth and market position.
