WINTON GROUP Ltd Has $2.51 Million Stake in Zscaler, Inc. $ZS

WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its position in Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) by 209.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,158 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,558 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Zscaler were worth $2,510,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,423,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,569,357,000 after purchasing an additional 55,521 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment lifted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 76,352.6% in the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 4,750,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,423,385,000 after purchasing an additional 4,743,787 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 4.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,259,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,173,000 after purchasing an additional 97,366 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 9.5% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,228,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $667,682,000 after purchasing an additional 193,281 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,069,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,783,000 after purchasing an additional 98,140 shares in the last quarter. 46.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Adam Geller sold 2,094 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.53, for a total value of $321,491.82. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 46,949 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,208,079.97. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Robert Schlossman sold 2,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.59, for a total value of $354,363.17. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 72,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,335,550.10. This trade represents a 3.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 12,130 shares of company stock valued at $1,892,487 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 17.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on ZS shares. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Zscaler in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Mizuho lowered their target price on Zscaler from $210.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on Zscaler from $300.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on Zscaler from $228.00 to $224.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Thirty-three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $216.03.

Zscaler Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ZS opened at $130.78 on Monday. Zscaler, Inc. has a 12-month low of $114.63 and a 12-month high of $336.99. The stock has a market cap of $21.15 billion, a PE ratio of -272.45 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day moving average of $143.61 and a 200-day moving average of $182.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 26th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.07. Zscaler had a negative return on equity of 0.37% and a negative net margin of 2.44%.The company had revenue of $850.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $835.14 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.84 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis. Zscaler has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.090 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.110 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Zscaler, Inc. will post -0.03 earnings per share for the current year.

About Zscaler

Zscaler is a cloud security company that delivers a cloud-native platform to protect users, applications and data as organizations move away from traditional, network-centric security architectures. The company focuses on a zero trust approach that assumes no implicit trust for users or devices, providing secure access to the internet, SaaS applications and private applications regardless of where users are located. Zscaler positions its services as an alternative to legacy appliances and site-centric VPNs, aiming to simplify security while enabling modern, distributed workforces.

Key offerings are built around the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, a multi-tenant cloud platform that enforces security and access policies in-line.