TABR Capital Management LLC Invests $3.87 Million in Zoom Communications, Inc. $ZM

Key Points

• TABR Capital Management acquired 44,895 shares of Zoom (NASDAQ:ZM) in Q4, a position worth about $3.87 million that represents roughly 1.5% of TABR’s portfolio and is its 24th largest holding.
• Company insiders have been net sellers recently — COO Aparna Bawa sold 12,137 shares and CEO Eric S. Yuan sold 47,369 shares, with insiders selling 109,706 shares worth about $9.3 million overall and now owning 10.78% of Zoom.
• Zoom reported Q4 EPS of $1.44 (missing estimates by $0.04) with $1.25 billion in revenue, provided FY2027 EPS guidance of $5.770–$5.810, and holds a consensus analyst rating of Hold with a $95.32 target price.

TABR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Zoom Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 44,895 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,874,000. Zoom Communications accounts for approximately 1.5% of TABR Capital Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Zoom Communications in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $539,998,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Zoom Communications by 23.4% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,477,057 shares of the company's stock valued at $699,357,000 after buying an additional 1,607,253 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of Zoom Communications during the third quarter valued at approximately $86,709,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Zoom Communications by 4.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,937,601 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,139,852,000 after buying an additional 986,164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Zoom Communications by 54.4% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,695,193 shares of the company's stock worth $222,353,000 after buying an additional 949,829 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zoom Communications

In other news, COO Aparna Bawa sold 12,137 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.37, for a total value of $987,587.69. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 1,978 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $160,949.86. This represents a 85.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Eric S. Yuan sold 47,369 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.65, for a total transaction of $3,962,416.85. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 109,706 shares of company stock valued at $9,299,555. Insiders own 10.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and set a $87.00 target price on shares of Zoom Communications in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Zoom Communications from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Zoom Communications from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Zoom Communications in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on Zoom Communications from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Zoom Communications presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $95.32.

Zoom Communications Price Performance

NASDAQ:ZM opened at $76.61 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.36, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.36. Zoom Communications, Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.41 and a 1 year high of $97.58.

Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.23 billion. Zoom Communications had a net margin of 39.03% and a return on equity of 11.88%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. Zoom Communications has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.770-5.810 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.400-1.420 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Zoom Communications, Inc. will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Zoom Communications Profile

Zoom Video Communications, Inc (commonly referred to as Zoom) is a provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions. The company's platform supports video conferencing, voice calling, instant messaging, webinars and large-scale virtual events, and meeting room systems, marketed to businesses, educational institutions, government organizations and individual users. Zoom's product lineup includes Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Video Webinars and Zoom Chat, and the company offers integrations and extensions through a developer marketplace and third-party apps.

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