Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for ZM Q1 Earnings

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Zoom Video Communications in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Zoom Video Communications’ current full-year earnings is $2.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Zoom Video Communications’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.11 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Mizuho raised their price objective on Zoom Video Communications from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Evercore ISI raised Zoom Video Communications from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $115.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Zoom Video Communications from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Zoom Video Communications presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.33.

Zoom Video Communications Stock Performance

Shares of ZM stock opened at $76.26 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $80.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.79. The firm has a market cap of $23.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.42, a PEG ratio of 5.48 and a beta of 0.26. Zoom Video Communications has a 1 year low of $55.06 and a 1 year high of $92.80.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Aparna Bawa sold 9,317 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.69, for a total transaction of $733,154.73. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 14,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,105,830.57. The trade was a 39.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Eric S. Yuan sold 83,332 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.28, for a total value of $7,189,884.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 369,271 shares of company stock worth $29,496,892. Company insiders own 10.78% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zoom Video Communications

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Zoom Video Communications by 127.5% during the 4th quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 339 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Zoom Video Communications by 277.4% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Zoom Video Communications by 291.2% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG purchased a new stake in Zoom Video Communications in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC purchased a new stake in Zoom Video Communications in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.54% of the company’s stock.

Zoom Video Communications Company Profile

Zoom Video Communications, Inc provides unified communications platform in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers Zoom Meetings that offers HD video, voice, chat, and content sharing through mobile devices, desktops, laptops, telephones, and conference room systems; Zoom Phone, an enterprise cloud phone system; and Zoom Chat enables users to share messages, images, audio files, and content in desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile devices.