Zillow Earnings Beat Estimates as Firm Battles Lawsuits (1)

Zillow Group Inc. announced third-quarter results that exceeded analyst estimates, even as the real estate firm battled several lawsuits from competitors and regulators.

• The Seattle-based firm reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $165 million, according to a statement Thursday. That’s more than the average analyst estimate of about $158 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
• The firm also reported positive net income of $10 million in the third quarter, which Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Wacksman attributed to “revenue growth and cost discipline” during an earnings call Thursday.
• The company said it expects total revenue of ...