Key Points
- Zscaler insider Robert Schlossman sold 5,394 shares at an average price of $200, generating approximately $1.08 million. The transaction, conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, reduced his holdings by 8.06% to 61,525 shares.
- Zscaler shares opened at $207.13 and were trading 5% higher, while the company reported quarterly earnings of $1.19 per share and revenue of $898.19 million, exceeding analyst expectations.
- Analyst sentiment remained broadly positive, with 34 Buy, six Hold, and two Sell ratings and a consensus price target of $218.38; institutional investors owned 46.45% of the stock.
Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS - Get Free Report) insider Adam Geller sold 661 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.00, for a total transaction of $132,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 38,308 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,661,600. The trade was a 1.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Adam Geller also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, September 17th, Adam Geller sold 4,584 shares of Zscaler stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.01, for a total transaction of $880,173.84.
- On Wednesday, September 16th, Adam Geller sold 5,578 shares of Zscaler stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.76, for a total transaction of $1,075,215.28.
Zscaler Price Performance
NASDAQ:ZS opened at $207.13 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $33.77 billion, a PE ratio of -531.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 23.74 and a beta of 0.95. Zscaler, Inc. has a 12 month low of $114.63 and a 12 month high of $336.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company's 50-day moving average price is $169.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $152.21.
Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $898.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $876.96 million. Zscaler had a negative net margin of 1.88% and a positive return on equity of 1.23%. The company's revenue was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. Zscaler has set its FY 2027 guidance at 4.860-4.900 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.150-1.160 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Zscaler, Inc. will post 0.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.
More Zscaler News
Here are the key news stories impacting Zscaler this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI bookings rose sharply: Zscaler’s AI-related bookings increased more than 50% sequentially in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026. The growth suggests rising demand for securing AI applications and could create an additional avenue for revenue expansion, although bookings growth will need to translate into sales and earnings. Zscaler's AI Bookings Jump 50%: Can AI Products Drive Growth?
- Neutral Sentiment: Increased market attention: Zscaler has become a trending stock among Zacks users, which may improve short-term visibility and trading interest but does not by itself change the company’s fundamentals. Zscaler Is a Trending Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: Peer comparison offers limited stock impact: A comparison of Zscaler with Rekor Systems focuses on relative business and financial characteristics rather than a new company-specific development. Critical Comparison: Zscaler and Rekor Systems
- Negative Sentiment: Insiders continued selling shares: Robert Schlossman sold 5,394 shares for approximately $1.08 million, and Adam Geller sold 661 shares for about $132,200. Both transactions occurred under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, reducing the signal that the sales reflect a negative view of Zscaler’s outlook. Earlier reports also disclosed stock sales by CEO Jagtar Singh Chaudhry and a director. Zscaler SEC Insider Filing
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ZS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. B. Riley Financial cut their price objective on Zscaler from $225.00 to $215.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Zscaler from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Zscaler from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Zscaler from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Zscaler from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Thirty-four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Zscaler currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $218.38.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ZS. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,396,028,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Zscaler by 36.2% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,518,678 shares of the company's stock valued at $493,635,000 after acquiring an additional 935,781 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in Zscaler in the second quarter valued at about $102,271,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its holdings in Zscaler by 52.5% in the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,920,540 shares of the company's stock valued at $269,285,000 after acquiring an additional 661,413 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in Zscaler in the second quarter worth about $89,740,000. 46.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Zscaler
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Zscaler, Inc is a cloud-native cybersecurity company that provides security services designed to help organizations connect users, devices, applications and workloads securely over the internet. Its platform is built around a zero-trust security model, which verifies access based on identity, context and policy rather than relying primarily on a traditional corporate network perimeter.
The company's offerings include Zscaler Internet Access, which secures access to internet and software-as-a-service applications, and Zscaler Private Access, which provides secure, policy-based access to private applications without requiring conventional virtual private networks.
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