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

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Zscaler in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.32) per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 3rd. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.09. Zscaler had a negative net margin of 2.66% and a negative return on equity of 3.46%. The firm had revenue of $592.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $567.46 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.17) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ZS. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Zscaler from $260.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Raymond James started coverage on shares of Zscaler in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Zscaler from $255.00 to $215.00 and set an “overweight” 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 assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $218.39.

Zscaler Stock Up 0.5 %

ZS opened at $171.77 on Friday. Zscaler has a 52-week low of $146.71 and a 52-week high of $259.61. The company has a market cap of $25.96 billion, a P/E ratio of -336.80 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $178.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $181.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZS. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in shares of Zscaler by 436.8% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 204 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 2nd quarter worth $50,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Zscaler by 103.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. 46.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Zscaler

In related news, insider Michael J. Rich sold 4,813 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.28, for a total value of $824,370.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 103,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,686,201.52. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, insider Michael J. Rich sold 4,813 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.28, for a total value of $824,370.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 103,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,686,201.52. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Remo Canessa sold 8,455 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.28, for a total value of $1,448,172.40. Following the completion of the transaction, 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 24,120 shares of company stock valued at $4,153,834. 19.20% of the stock is owned by 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.