Zscaler (ZS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Zscaler, Inc. is a cloud-based cybersecurity company that provides security services designed to help organizations connect users, applications, devices and workloads securely. Its platform is built around a zero-trust security model, which verifies access based on identity, context and policy rather than relying primarily on traditional network perimeters.

The company’s offerings include Zscaler Internet Access, which helps secure internet and software-as-a-service access, and Zscaler Private Access, which provides controlled access to private applications without extending an organization’s network to remote users. Zscaler also offers services for cloud and workload protection, data loss prevention, digital experience monitoring, secure access service edge and the broader management of cyber-risk.

Founded in 2007, Zscaler serves enterprises, government organizations and other institutions internationally through its cloud-delivered platform. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, and was founded by Jay Chaudhry, who serves as its chief executive officer and chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $224.60 to $237.22
• 50-Day Range: $154.46 to $233.73
• 52-Week Range: $114.63 to $336.99
• Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $239.41
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Zscaler Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Zscaler scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 177th out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Zscaler has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 35 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Zscaler is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Zscaler has been the subject of 32 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 28.99%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Zscaler are expected to grow by 28.99% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $0.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Zscaler is -583.43, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Zscaler is -583.43, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Zscaler has a PEG Ratio of 22.46. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Zscaler has a P/B Ratio of 14.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.30% of the float of Zscaler has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Zscaler has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Zscaler has recently decreased by 10.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Zscaler does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Zscaler does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Zscaler has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 89 news articles for Zscaler this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

83 people have searched for ZS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

34 people have added Zscaler to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 162% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Zscaler insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,610,165.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.20% of the stock of Zscaler is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.45% of the stock of Zscaler is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Status update: 10/21/2026
• Status update: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ZS
• CIK: 1713683
• Web: www.zscaler.com
• Phone: (408) 533-0288
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,700
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Zscaler: $239.41
• High Price Target: $390.00
• Low Price Target: $150.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 43 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.39)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 327.07
• P/E Growth: 22.46
• Net Income: -$63.18 million
• Net Margins: -1.88%
• Pretax Margin: -0.51%
• Return on Equity: 1.23%
• Return on Assets: 0.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.65
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 1.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.98
• Cash Flow: $2.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 85.99
• Book Value: $15.94 per share
• Price / Book: 14.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 163,055,000
• Free Float: 135,010,000
• Market Cap: $36.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94