Eric Yuan Sells 12,100 Shares of Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) Stock

Zoom Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) CEO Eric Yuan sold 12,100 shares of Zoom Communications stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.01, for a total value of $1,125,421.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Zoom Communications Stock Performance

Shares of ZM stock traded up $2.10 on Wednesday, hitting $90.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,611,235 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,643,503. Zoom Communications, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.41 and a fifty-two week high of $97.58. The company has a market capitalization of $26.89 billion, a PE ratio of 17.67, a PEG ratio of 8.32 and a beta of 0.90. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $87.00 and its 200-day moving average is $82.58.

Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.08. Zoom Communications had a net margin of 33.17% and a return on equity of 12.20%. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. Zoom Communications has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-5.970 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.480-1.490 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Zoom Communications, Inc. will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on ZM. Wall Street Zen cut Zoom Communications from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 15th. Citigroup upgraded Zoom Communications from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $94.00 to $106.00 in a research report on Monday, January 12th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Zoom Communications in a research report on Monday, October 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $85.00 price objective for the company. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Zoom Communications in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $105.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Zoom Communications from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Zoom Communications by 65.4% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 8,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,000 after buying an additional 3,313 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al increased its holdings in Zoom Communications by 106.6% during the 4th quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 751,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,858,000 after acquiring an additional 387,824 shares during the period. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs increased its holdings in Zoom Communications by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs now owns 13,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,196,000 after acquiring an additional 1,564 shares during the period. Drive Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Zoom Communications in the 4th quarter worth approximately $248,000. Finally, Oxbow Advisors LLC bought a new position in Zoom Communications in the 4th quarter valued at $3,309,000. Institutional investors own 66.54% of the company’s stock.

Zoom Communications Company Profile

Zoom Video Communications, Inc (commonly referred to as Zoom) is a provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions. The company’s platform supports video conferencing, voice calling, instant messaging, webinars and large-scale virtual events, and meeting room systems, marketed to businesses, educational institutions, government organizations and individual users. Zoom’s product lineup includes Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Video Webinars and Zoom Chat, and the company offers integrations and extensions through a developer marketplace and third-party apps.

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