Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Zscaler Q2 Earnings

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – Equities researchers at Wedbush boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Zscaler in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 3rd. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.06) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.26). Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Zscaler’s current full-year earnings is ($0.95) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Zscaler’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.14. Zscaler had a negative net margin of 1.58% and a negative return on equity of 0.80%. The business had revenue of $628.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $605.51 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.18) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 26.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Zscaler from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays raised their price target on Zscaler from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Loop Capital lowered their target price on Zscaler from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Zscaler from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Zscaler has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $224.84.

Zscaler Price Performance

ZS opened at $211.99 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $32.53 billion, a PE ratio of -822.44 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $192.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $185.44. Zscaler has a 1 year low of $153.45 and a 1 year high of $259.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zscaler

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Zscaler in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Zscaler in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Zscaler by 18,500.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 186 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Zscaler during the third quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 46.45% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zscaler

In related news, insider Robert Schlossman sold 4,947 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.22, for a total value of $842,078.34. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 107,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,254,563.02. This represents a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Andrew William Fraser Brown sold 8,000 shares of Zscaler stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the director now directly owns 25,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,510,408.70. This trade represents a 23.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 30,502 shares of company stock worth $5,256,651 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 18.10% 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.