Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Zscaler Q1 Earnings

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Zscaler in a research note issued on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.02) per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $250.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Zscaler’s current full-year earnings is ($0.24) per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Zscaler’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Zscaler from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Zscaler from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Zscaler from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Wedbush decreased their price target on Zscaler from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Zscaler presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $224.84.

Zscaler Price Performance

NASDAQ:ZS opened at $187.26 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $197.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $187.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -749.04 and a beta of 0.82. Zscaler has a 1-year low of $153.45 and a 1-year high of $259.61.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 2nd. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $628.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $605.51 million. Zscaler had a negative net margin of 1.58% and a negative return on equity of 0.75%. Zscaler’s revenue was up 26.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.18) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zscaler

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 8.6% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. American Trust grew its position in Zscaler by 6.1% during the second quarter. American Trust now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. increased its stake in Zscaler by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. now owns 1,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Rockline Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Zscaler by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Rockline Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Zscaler by 4.4% in the third quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 2,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. 46.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Zscaler news, insider Syam Nair sold 3,682 shares of Zscaler stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.32, for a total transaction of $737,578.24. Following the sale, the insider now owns 142,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,618,917.12. The trade was a 2.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Schlossman sold 4,947 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.22, for a total transaction of $842,078.34. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 107,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,254,563.02. This represents a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 16,630 shares of company stock worth $3,155,697. 18.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.