Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) Director James Beer Sells 653 Shares of Stock

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) Director James Beer sold 653 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.72, for a total transaction of $148,048.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,485 shares in the company, valued at $790,119.20. This represents a 15.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Zscaler Stock Down 1.9%

ZS stock opened at $220.57 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $269.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $284.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.82. Zscaler, Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.78 and a 1-year high of $336.99. The firm has a market cap of $35.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -848.31, a PEG ratio of 4,312.82 and a beta of 1.07.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zscaler

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZS. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Zscaler by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Cox Capital Mgt LLC grew its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 0.6% during the third quarter. Cox Capital Mgt LLC now owns 5,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,671,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 3.7% in the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in Zscaler by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 5,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,537,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldstream Capital Management Ltd raised its holdings in Zscaler by 0.3% during the third quarter. Goldstream Capital Management Ltd now owns 12,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,731,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.45% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on ZS. UBS Group reduced their target price on Zscaler from $350.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Zscaler from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. 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. Macquarie initiated 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. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on Zscaler from $355.00 to $335.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Zscaler has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.66.

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.