Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) Insider Sells $475,489.20 in Stock

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) insider Adam Geller sold 2,060 shares of Zscaler stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.82, for a total transaction of $475,489.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 52,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,036,801.36. This represents a 3.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Adam Geller also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 17th, Adam Geller sold 1,620 shares of Zscaler stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.79, for a total value of $377,119.80.

Zscaler Price Performance

Shares of ZS traded down $6.35 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $226.43. The stock had a trading volume of 1,723,437 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,011,386. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $36.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -870.85 and a beta of 1.07. The company’s 50-day moving average is $290.17 and its 200 day moving average is $290.51. Zscaler, Inc. has a 12-month low of $164.78 and a 12-month high of $336.99.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $788.11 million during 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%.Zscaler’s quarterly revenue was up 25.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.77 EPS. Zscaler has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.820 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Zscaler, Inc. will post -0.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FNY Investment Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Zscaler by 65.4% during the 3rd quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 5,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,647,000 after purchasing an additional 2,173 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Zscaler by 4.5% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $500,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd boosted its position in Zscaler by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 17,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,338,000 after acquiring an additional 2,174 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment grew its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 76,352.6% during the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 4,750,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,423,385,000 after acquiring an additional 4,743,787 shares during the period. Finally, Investment Research Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Zscaler in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $279,000. 46.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ZS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $355.00 price objective on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Zscaler from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Zscaler from $351.00 to $354.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of Zscaler from $350.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Zscaler has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.45.

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.