Sentinel Dome Partners LLC bought a new position in Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 4,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $990,000. Zscaler accounts for about 0.7% of Sentinel Dome Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position.
A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Westpac Banking Corp increased its position in shares of Zscaler by 919.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 9,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,992,000 after purchasing an additional 9,006 shares during the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP boosted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 24.0% in the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 98,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,478,000 after buying an additional 19,026 shares during the last quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Zscaler by 105.5% in the fourth quarter. Qsemble Capital Management LP now owns 15,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,548,000 after buying an additional 8,099 shares during the last quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Zscaler during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,939,000. Finally, Vinva Investment Management Ltd grew its position in Zscaler by 136.1% during the third quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 11,347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,400,000 after buying an additional 6,541 shares during the period. 46.45% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Zscaler Price Performance
Shares of ZS stock opened at $124.85 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -260.10, a PEG ratio of 78.06 and a beta of 0.97. Zscaler, Inc. has a one year low of $114.63 and a one year high of $336.99. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $141.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $172.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.86.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have weighed in on ZS shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Zscaler from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Zscaler in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Zscaler in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Zscaler from $155.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Zscaler from $210.00 to $178.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Thirty-four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $214.33.
Insider Activity at Zscaler
In other Zscaler news, insider Robert Schlossman sold 3,146 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.43, for a total transaction of $397,748.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 69,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,769,943.38. This represents a 4.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Jagtar Singh Chaudhry sold 2,878 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.43, for a total value of $363,865.54. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 343,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,370,294.34. The trade was a 0.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,827 shares of company stock worth $1,242,263. 17.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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.
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