Zscaler, Inc. Expected to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of ($0.33) Per Share (NASDAQ:ZS)

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Zscaler in a report issued on Wednesday, May 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.33) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.30). The consensus estimate for Zscaler’s current full-year earnings is ($0.80) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Zscaler’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.16) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.34) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.35) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.40) EPS.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 29th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.08. Zscaler had a negative net margin of 7.32% and a negative return on equity of 14.60%. The business had revenue of $525.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $507.56 million.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on ZS. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Zscaler from $189.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 4th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Finally, Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.24.

Zscaler Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of ZS stock opened at $178.14 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $26.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -187.52 and a beta of 0.85. Zscaler has a 1 year low of $103.62 and a 1 year high of $259.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $192.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $203.85.

Insider Activity at Zscaler

In other Zscaler news, Director Karen Blasing sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.90, for a total value of $1,756,300.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 40,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,129,334.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, Director Karen Blasing sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.90, for a total transaction of $1,756,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 40,372 shares in the company, valued at $10,129,334.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Remo Canessa sold 7,707 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.15, for a total value of $1,488,607.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 255,943 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $49,435,390.45. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,715 shares of company stock valued at $4,212,202 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 19.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zscaler

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZS. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,843,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,959,426,000 after acquiring an additional 206,908 shares in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 4th quarter worth about $217,683,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Zscaler by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 619,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,294,000 after purchasing an additional 102,616 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Zscaler by 5.6% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 556,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,577,000 after buying an additional 29,405 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Zscaler in the fourth quarter valued at about $117,599,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 46.45% of the company’s stock.

Zscaler Company Profile

Zscaler, Inc operates as a cloud security company worldwide. The company offers Zscaler Internet Access solution that provides users, workloads, IoT, and OT devices secure access to externally managed applications, including software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and internet destinations; and Zscaler Private Access solution, which is designed to provide access to managed applications hosted internally in data centers, and private or public clouds.