Insider Selling: Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) Director Sells 177 Shares of Stock

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZSGet Free Report) Director James Beer sold 177 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.50, for a total value of $22,213.50. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $527,978.50. This represents a 4.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Zscaler Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of ZS stock traded down $2.85 on Wednesday, reaching $124.38. 3,115,502 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,138,735. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $141.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $174.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.11 billion, a PE ratio of -259.12, a P/E/G ratio of 79.55 and a beta of 0.97. Zscaler, Inc. has a 52 week low of $114.63 and a 52 week high of $336.99.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZSGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 26th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $850.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $835.14 million. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 0.37% and a negative net margin of 2.44%.Zscaler’s revenue was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.84 EPS. Zscaler has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.090 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.110 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Zscaler, Inc. will post 0.11 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zscaler

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Westpac Banking Corp grew its stake in Zscaler by 919.0% in the third quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 9,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,992,000 after purchasing an additional 9,006 shares during the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP grew its stake in Zscaler by 24.0% in the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 98,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,478,000 after purchasing an additional 19,026 shares during the last quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP grew its stake in Zscaler by 105.5% in the fourth quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 15,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,548,000 after purchasing an additional 8,099 shares during the last quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Zscaler in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,939,000. Finally, Vinva Investment Management Ltd grew its stake in Zscaler by 136.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 11,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,400,000 after buying an additional 6,541 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 46.45% of the company’s stock.

Zscaler News Roundup

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

ZS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Zscaler from $185.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. HC Wainwright raised Zscaler from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Thirty-four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Zscaler currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $214.33.

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Zscaler Company Profile

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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.

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