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Why Zscaler (ZS) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today
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Zscaler (ZS - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $214.19, demonstrating a -1.22% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.53% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.09%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1%.
Shares of the cloud-based information security provider witnessed a loss of 6.85% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its gain of 2.62%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2.06%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Zscaler in its upcoming earnings disclosure. On that day, Zscaler is projected to report earnings of $0.89 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 14.1%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $798 million, indicating a 23.17% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
ZS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.8 per share and revenue of $3.29 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +15.85% and +23.14%, respectively.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Zscaler should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 140% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, Zscaler holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Zscaler currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 57.13. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 53.41, which means Zscaler is trading at a premium to the group.
One should further note that ZS currently holds a PEG ratio of 3.13. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Security industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.76 as of yesterday's close.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, placing it within the top 42% of over 250 industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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Why Zscaler (ZS) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today
Zscaler (ZS - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $214.19, demonstrating a -1.22% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.53% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.09%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1%.
Shares of the cloud-based information security provider witnessed a loss of 6.85% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its gain of 2.62%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2.06%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Zscaler in its upcoming earnings disclosure. On that day, Zscaler is projected to report earnings of $0.89 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 14.1%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $798 million, indicating a 23.17% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
ZS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.8 per share and revenue of $3.29 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +15.85% and +23.14%, respectively.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Zscaler should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 140% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, Zscaler holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Zscaler currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 57.13. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 53.41, which means Zscaler is trading at a premium to the group.
One should further note that ZS currently holds a PEG ratio of 3.13. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Security industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.76 as of yesterday's close.
The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, placing it within the top 42% of over 250 industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.