Google's Property Ads Shouldn't Hit REA Hard -- Market Talk

Dow Jones12-16 07:28

2327 GMT - Australian real-estate advertiser REA Group shouldn't suffer too much from Google's inclusion of sponsored property ads alongside search results, Citi analyst Siraj Ahmed reckons. While Ahmed notes that Zillow's share price tumbled in response to Google's move, he points out that more than 80% of traffic to REA portals is direct. He does acknowledge some risk from the ads acting as a marketing channel, which could lead to some marketing spend being fragmented. However, he writes in a note that rival Domain's CEO has observed it is challenging for Google to sign up real-estate agencies. Citi has a "neutral" rating and A$279.25 target price on News Corp-controlled REA. Shares are down 3.7%, at A$182.04. News Corp is the parent company of Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. (stuart.condie@wsj.com)

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