Zillow Group
stock was rising after an analyst from
J.P. Morgan
cited confidence in the performance of the online real estate company despite continuing challenges in the housing market.
J.P. Morgan analyst Dae
Lee
initiated coverage of
Zillow
(ticker: Z) with an Overweight rating and a $48 price target, while the shares closed at $41.11 on Friday. Lee wrote in a research note Monday that he likes the company’s business model and margins in the current volatile housing market.