Analysts Set Expectations for Zscaler, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:ZS)

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Zscaler in a report released on Tuesday, September 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.32) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.24). The consensus estimate for Zscaler’s current full-year earnings is ($0.92) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Zscaler’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.29) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.13) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.29) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.52) EPS.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September 3rd. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.09. The business had revenue of $592.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $567.46 million. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 3.46% and a negative net margin of 2.66%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.17) earnings per share.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ZS. Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Zscaler from $210.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Zscaler from $202.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Wedbush lowered their price target on shares of Zscaler from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on shares of Zscaler from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $218.39.

Zscaler Trading Up 0.5 %

ZS opened at $171.77 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $25.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -336.80 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50 day moving average is $178.92 and its 200 day moving average is $181.98. Zscaler has a 12-month low of $146.71 and a 12-month high of $259.61.

Institutional Trading of Zscaler

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZS. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Zscaler by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 145,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,230,000 after acquiring an additional 4,257 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Zscaler by 26.8% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,021,000 after purchasing an additional 1,928 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Zscaler by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 19,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,399,000 after purchasing an additional 7,817 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Zscaler by 132.2% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $602,000 after purchasing an additional 1,546 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Zscaler by 41.7% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 82,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,172,000 after purchasing an additional 24,132 shares in the last quarter. 46.45% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Michael J. Rich sold 4,813 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.28, for a total transaction of $824,370.64. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 103,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,686,201.52. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, insider Michael J. Rich sold 4,813 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.28, for a total transaction of $824,370.64. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 103,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,686,201.52. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Remo Canessa sold 8,455 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.28, for a total transaction of $1,448,172.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 231,793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,701,505.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 24,120 shares of company stock valued at $4,153,834 over the last three months. 19.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Zscaler

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.