Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) Receives $321.87 Average PT from Brokerages

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-three ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, thirty-two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $323.4474.

ZS has been the subject of several research reports. Guggenheim reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research raised Zscaler from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Barclays increased their price target on Zscaler from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Zscaler from $295.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd.

Zscaler Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ZS opened at $230.31 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $36.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -885.77 and a beta of 1.07. Zscaler has a 52-week low of $164.78 and a 52-week high of $336.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 1.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $291.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $290.80.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $788.11 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.86 million. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 0.12% and a negative net margin of 1.45%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.77 earnings per share. Zscaler has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.820 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.900 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Zscaler will post -0.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Adam Geller sold 10,464 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $284.25, for a total value of $2,974,392.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 43,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,358,621.50. This represents a 19.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Schlossman sold 3,200 shares of Zscaler stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total value of $1,040,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 80,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,027,950. The trade was a 3.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 20,670 shares of company stock valued at $6,155,215. 17.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zscaler

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Binnacle Investments Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Zscaler by 145.7% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 86 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Zscaler in the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in Zscaler in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Zscaler by 200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 97 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. 46.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Zscaler

Zscaler, Inc operates as a cloud security company worldwide. The company offers Zscaler Internet Access solution that provides users, workloads, IoT, and OT devices secure access to externally managed applications, including software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and internet destinations; and Zscaler Private Access solution, which is designed to provide access to managed applications hosted internally in data centers, and private or public clouds.