Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. 

We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Ziff Davis reported its second quarter of fiscal year 2026 results amid significant corporate activity, including completing the sale of its Connectivity business to Accenture for $1.2 billion—a transaction valuing that segment at a 14.5x multiple of trailing adjusted EBITDA less CapEx. This divestiture underscores Ziff Davis’s active portfolio management approach aimed at closing the gap between market valuation and intrinsic business value.</li><li>The company has also been engaged in sizeable share repurchases, buying back approximately 4.5 million shares in 2026 to reduce share count by nearly 11%, supporting adjusted earnings per share growth despite a year-over-year revenue decline.</li><li>The company now reports on four remaining segments following the Connectivity sale: Tech & Shopping, Gaming & Entertainment, Health & Wellness, and Cybersecurity & Martech.</li></ul>

Ziff Davis reported its second quarter of fiscal year 2026 results amid significant corporate activity, including completing the sale of its Connectivity business to Accenture for $1.2 billion—a transaction valuing that segment at a 14.5x multiple of trailing adjusted EBITDA less CapEx. This divestiture underscores Ziff Davis’s active portfolio management approach aimed at closing the gap between market valuation and intrinsic business value.The company has also been engaged in sizeable share repurchases, buying back approximately 4.5 million shares in 2026 to reduce share count by nearly 11%, supporting adjusted earnings per share growth despite a year-over-year revenue decline.The company now reports on four remaining segments following the Connectivity sale: Tech & Shopping, Gaming & Entertainment, Health & Wellness, and Cybersecurity & Martech.

Ziff Davis & Accenture’s $1.2 Billion Deal Crystallizes Hidden Portfolio Value!