Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Zscaler, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:ZS)

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – Research analysts at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Zscaler in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 4th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.31) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.01). Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Zscaler’s current full-year earnings is ($0.92) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Zscaler’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.26) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.24) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.23) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.03) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on ZS. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Zscaler from $270.00 to $240.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 5th. Mizuho lowered Zscaler from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $220.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Zscaler from $182.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Loop Capital reduced their price objective on Zscaler from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $210.00 target price on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $218.39.

Zscaler Stock Performance

Shares of ZS opened at $159.16 on Monday. Zscaler has a 12-month low of $146.59 and a 12-month high of $259.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.06 billion, a P/E ratio of -312.08 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $186.86 and its 200-day moving average is $186.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.18. The firm 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 3.75% and a negative net margin of 2.66%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.17) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zscaler

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Zscaler in the second quarter valued at $1,328,000. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in Zscaler by 137.3% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,488 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in Zscaler by 166.2% during the second quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 10,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,924,000 after buying an additional 6,251 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its position in Zscaler by 613.0% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 385 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Impact Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the second quarter valued at approximately $866,000. 46.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Zscaler news, CFO Remo Canessa sold 4,689 shares of Zscaler stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.93, for a total value of $848,380.77. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 251,467 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,497,924.31. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 19.20% 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.