Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) Insider Sells $711,848.88 in Stock

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) insider Robert Schlossman sold 3,084 shares of Zscaler stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.82, for a total value of $711,848.88. Following the transaction, the insider owned 77,002 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,773,601.64. This represents a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Robert Schlossman also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 17th, Robert Schlossman sold 2,349 shares of Zscaler stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.79, for a total value of $546,823.71.
• On Friday, October 24th, Robert Schlossman sold 3,200 shares of Zscaler stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total value of $1,040,000.00.
• On Thursday, October 2nd, Robert Schlossman sold 7,006 shares of Zscaler stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.57, for a total transaction of $2,140,823.42.

Zscaler Price Performance

Shares of ZS opened at $232.55 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $285.19 and its 200-day moving average is $289.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.08 billion, a PE ratio of -894.39 and a beta of 1.07. Zscaler, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $164.78 and a fifty-two week high of $336.99.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ZS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Zscaler from $350.00 to $366.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Zscaler from $345.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $305.00 price target on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Zscaler from $355.00 to $335.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Macquarie began coverage on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Friday, October 31st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $390.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Zscaler currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zscaler

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

Zscaler Company Profile

Zscaler is a cloud security company that delivers a cloud-native platform to protect users, applications and data as organizations move away from traditional, network-centric security architectures. The company focuses on a zero trust approach that assumes no implicit trust for users or devices, providing secure access to the internet, SaaS applications and private applications regardless of where users are located. Zscaler positions its services as an alternative to legacy appliances and site-centric VPNs, aiming to simplify security while enabling modern, distributed workforces.

Key offerings are built around the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, a multi-tenant cloud platform that enforces security and access policies in-line.