Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the forty analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and thirty-three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $216.0263.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ZS shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on Zscaler from $228.00 to $224.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Berenberg Bank set a $200.00 price target on Zscaler in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Guggenheim upgraded Zscaler from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $214.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research upgraded Zscaler from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price target on Zscaler from $223.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 27th.

Zscaler Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ZS opened at $130.78 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 1.86. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $143.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $183.43. Zscaler has a fifty-two week low of $114.63 and a fifty-two week high of $336.99. The company has a market cap of $21.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -272.45 and a beta of 0.97.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 26th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.07. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 0.37% and a negative net margin of 2.44%.The firm had revenue of $850.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.14 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis. Zscaler has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.090 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.110 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Zscaler will post -0.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Zscaler

In other Zscaler news, CEO Jagtar Singh Chaudhry sold 1,941 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.59, for a total transaction of $303,941.19. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 345,916 shares in the company, valued at $54,166,986.44. This trade represents a 0.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Adam Geller sold 2,094 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.53, for a total value of $321,491.82. Following the transaction, the insider owned 46,949 shares in the company, valued at $7,208,079.97. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 12,130 shares of company stock worth $1,892,487 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 17.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Zscaler by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Zscaler by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $972,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Zscaler by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Zscaler during the 2nd quarter worth $252,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in Zscaler during the 2nd quarter worth $3,019,000. 46.45% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Zscaler

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.