Zuora (NYSE:ZUO) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Zuora (NYSE:ZUO - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.410-0.430 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.400. The company issued revenue guidance of $451.0 million-$459.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $453.9 million. Zuora also updated its FY25 guidance to $0.41-0.43 EPS.

Zuora Stock Down 3.6 %

Shares of NYSE ZUO traded down $0.37 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.86. The stock had a trading volume of 2,179,707 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,481,371. The business's 50 day moving average is $9.42 and its 200-day moving average is $8.91. The company has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.54 and a beta of 1.84. Zuora has a 52 week low of $7.05 and a 52 week high of $12.12. The company has a quick ratio of 2.43, a current ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.69.

Zuora (NYSE:ZUO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $110.67 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.80 million. Zuora had a negative net margin of 15.80% and a negative return on equity of 46.38%. As a group, analysts predict that Zuora will post -0.15 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ZUO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Zuora from a neutral rating to a buy rating and increased their price objective for the company from $10.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on shares of Zuora from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 29th. Needham & Company LLC restated a buy rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Zuora in a research report on Wednesday, May 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Zuora from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 29th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Zuora news, CEO Tien Tzuo sold 239,198 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.44, for a total value of $2,258,029.12. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6,352 shares in the company, valued at $59,962.88. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Todd Mcelhatton sold 31,006 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.61, for a total value of $266,961.66. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 277,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,391,883.83. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Tien Tzuo sold 239,198 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.44, for a total transaction of $2,258,029.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6,352 shares of the company's stock, valued at $59,962.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 481,854 shares of company stock worth $4,393,048. Company insiders own 8.62% of the company's stock.

About Zuora

Zuora, Inc provides a monetization suite for modern businesses to help companies launch and scale new services and operate dynamic customer-centric business models. The company offers Zuora Billing that allows customers to deploy various pricing and packaging strategies to monetize their recurring revenue streams, bill customers, calculate prorations when subscriptions change, and automate billing and payment operations; Zuora Revenue, a revenue recognition and automation solution that accounting teams use to manage their complex revenue streams; Zuora Payments to provide payment orchestration services for companies looking to operate globally; and Zephr, a digital subscriber experience platform that helps companies orchestrate dynamic experiences that increase conversion, reduce churn, and nurture ongoing subscriber relationships.