Q1 Earnings Estimate for Zscaler Issued By KeyCorp

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Zscaler in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath anticipates that the company will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $250.00 price target 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.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $628.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $605.51 million. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 0.75% and a negative net margin of 1.58%. Zscaler’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.18) EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Citigroup upped their price objective on Zscaler from $230.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Zscaler from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $240.00 price objective (down previously from $270.00) on shares of Zscaler in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Zscaler in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on Zscaler in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $180.00 target price for the company. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $224.84.

Zscaler Stock Performance

Shares of ZS stock opened at $187.26 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $197.13 and a 200-day moving average of $187.99. Zscaler has a 52-week low of $153.45 and a 52-week high of $259.61. The stock has a market cap of $28.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -749.04 and a beta of 0.82.

Insider Transactions at Zscaler

In related news, insider Robert Schlossman sold 4,947 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.22, for a total value of $842,078.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 107,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,254,563.02. This trade represents a 4.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jagtar Singh Chaudhry sold 2,863 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.32, for a total transaction of $573,516.16. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 358,569 shares in the company, valued at $71,828,542.08. This trade represents a 0.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 16,630 shares of company stock valued at $3,155,697 in the last ninety days. 18.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Zscaler

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ZS. Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Zscaler during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Zscaler during the third quarter worth $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in Zscaler by 18,500.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Zscaler during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC increased its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 436.8% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 204 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. 46.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.