Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) Receives $214.21 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-one ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and thirty-four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $214.7179.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ZS. B. Riley Financial cut their price target on Zscaler from $225.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Zscaler in a report on Friday, June 12th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Zscaler from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Zscaler from $185.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th.

Insider Transactions at Zscaler

In other news, insider Adam Geller sold 2,817 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.60, for a total transaction of $345,364.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,314 shares in the company, valued at $5,187,696.40. This trade represents a 6.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jagtar Singh Chaudhry sold 2,878 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.43, for a total value of $363,865.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 343,038 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,370,294.34. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last three months, insiders sold 16,269 shares of company stock worth $2,052,589. 17.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ZS. Binnacle Investments Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Zscaler during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new stake in Zscaler in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Zscaler during the first quarter worth $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 46.45% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Zscaler

Here are the key news stories impacting Zscaler this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: Mizuho increased its target from $185 to $210 and maintained an “outperform” rating, while Stifel lifted its target from $175 to $200 and kept a “buy” rating. Cantor Fitzgerald also reaffirmed its “overweight” rating with a $225 target, reflecting continued confidence in Zscaler’s growth prospects. Benzinga analyst reports Cantor Fitzgerald rating report
• Positive Sentiment: Potential quarterly upside: Oppenheimer expects Zscaler to deliver a slight upside to fiscal fourth-quarter results, suggesting execution remains solid ahead of the company’s upcoming earnings report. Zscaler Likely to Deliver Slight Q4 Upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights conflicting analyst views on Zscaler and other technology companies, indicating that valuation and the company’s future growth outlook remain subjects of debate. Conflicting Analyst Sentiments
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor-focused articles discuss how to buy Zscaler stock and whether it is a buy or sell, but provide no new company-specific operating update or immediate catalyst. How to Buy Zscaler Stock Zscaler Stock Buy or Sell
• Negative Sentiment: Market underperformance pressured the stock: Zscaler fell more sharply than the broader market in the latest session. The report did not identify a new fundamental problem, so the move appears driven primarily by market sentiment, profit-taking, or valuation concerns rather than a downgrade. Zscaler Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market

Zscaler Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ZS opened at $174.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 1.86. Zscaler has a fifty-two week low of $114.63 and a fifty-two week high of $336.99. The firm has a market cap of $28.29 billion, a PE ratio of -364.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 72.45 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $150.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $150.32.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 26th. The company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.07. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 0.37% and a negative net margin of 2.44%.The business had revenue of $850.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $835.14 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.84 EPS. Zscaler’s quarterly revenue was up 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Zscaler has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.090 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.110 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Zscaler will post 0.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Zscaler Company Profile

Zscaler is a cloud security company that delivers a cloud-native platform to protect users, applications and data as organizations move away from traditional, network-centric security architectures. The company focuses on a zero trust approach that assumes no implicit trust for users or devices, providing secure access to the internet, SaaS applications and private applications regardless of where users are located. Zscaler positions its services as an alternative to legacy appliances and site-centric VPNs, aiming to simplify security while enabling modern, distributed workforces.

Key offerings are built around the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, a multi-tenant cloud platform that enforces security and access policies in-line.