Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) Issued By Zacks Research

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Zscaler in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.32) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.14) by $0.09. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 3.46% and a negative net margin of 2.66%. The company had revenue of $592.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $567.46 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.17) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on ZS. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Zscaler from $260.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on shares of Zscaler from $290.00 to $235.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Zscaler from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $265.00 to $195.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Raymond James began coverage on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Zscaler from $208.00 to $197.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Zscaler presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $218.39.

Zscaler Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ZS opened at $171.77 on Friday. Zscaler has a 12-month low of $146.71 and a 12-month high of $259.61. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $178.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $182.11. The firm has a market cap of $25.96 billion, a PE ratio of -336.80 and a beta of 0.82.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Andrew William Fraser Brown sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.10, for a total value of $1,392,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 25,907 shares in the company, valued at $4,510,408.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, Director Andrew William Fraser Brown sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.10, for a total value of $1,392,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 25,907 shares in the company, valued at $4,510,408.70. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Remo Canessa sold 8,455 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 231,793 shares in the company, valued at $39,701,505.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 24,120 shares of company stock worth $4,153,834 in the last quarter. Insiders own 19.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zscaler

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Centaurus Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Zscaler in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $754,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Zscaler during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,644,000. American Trust raised its stake in shares of Zscaler by 6.1% during the second quarter. American Trust now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,328,000. Institutional investors own 46.45% 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.