Wall Street Zen Upgrades Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) to “Strong-Buy”

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) was upgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

ZUMZ has been the topic of several other research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Zumiez from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Zumiez in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Zumiez in a research note on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $18.00.

Zumiez Stock Up 12.3%

NASDAQ ZUMZ opened at $30.62 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.66. The firm has a market cap of $525.13 million, a PE ratio of 63.79 and a beta of 0.85. Zumiez has a 52 week low of $11.31 and a 52 week high of $30.65.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The apparel and footwear maker reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.28. Zumiez had a net margin of 0.94% and a return on equity of 2.31%. The firm had revenue of $239.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $234.66 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.06 earnings per share. Zumiez’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Zumiez has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.070 EPS. Research analysts expect that Zumiez will post -0.12 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zumiez

In related news, Director Liliana Gil Valletta sold 3,655 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.30, for a total transaction of $77,851.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,154 shares in the company, valued at $152,380.20. This trade represents a 33.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Chris K. Visser sold 5,618 shares of Zumiez stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.09, for a total value of $112,865.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 44,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $890,047.27. This represents a 11.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 21.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Maverick Capital Ltd. boosted its holdings in Zumiez by 76.1% in the first quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 63,126 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock valued at $940,000 after purchasing an additional 27,276 shares in the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY acquired a new stake in Zumiez during the first quarter worth approximately $1,980,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Zumiez by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 587,816 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock valued at $8,750,000 after buying an additional 14,703 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in shares of Zumiez in the 2nd quarter valued at $565,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd grew its position in shares of Zumiez by 150.7% in the 2nd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 79,002 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock valued at $1,048,000 after buying an additional 47,487 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

Zumiez Company Profile

Zumiez Inc operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women. The company provides hardgoods, including skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. It operates stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia under the names of Zumiez, Blue Tomato, and Fast Times.