Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) Insider Sells $21,991.75 in Stock

Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) insider Chris Visser sold 727 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.25, for a total transaction of $21,991.75. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 44,303 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,340,165.75. This represents a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Zumiez Stock Down 0.5%

ZUMZ traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $29.19. The company had a trading volume of 166,480 shares, compared to its average volume of 269,834. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $23.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.44. Zumiez Inc. has a 52 week low of $11.31 and a 52 week high of $31.70. The company has a market capitalization of $494.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.81 and a beta of 0.85.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The apparel and footwear maker reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.28. Zumiez had a return on equity of 2.33% and a net margin of 0.94%.The company had revenue of $239.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $234.66 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.06 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Zumiez has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.070 EPS. Research analysts predict that Zumiez Inc. will post -0.12 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Zumiez during the 3rd quarter valued at $54,000. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Zumiez in the second quarter valued at $71,000. CWM LLC boosted its stake in Zumiez by 422.9% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,751 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 5,460 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Zumiez during the third quarter valued at about $148,000. Finally, Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Zumiez in the 1st quarter worth approximately $173,000. 95.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Zumiez from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Zacks Research raised shares of Zumiez from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Zumiez from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 6th. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Zumiez in a research note on Friday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.00.

About Zumiez

Zumiez Inc operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women. The company provides hardgoods, including skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. It operates stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia under the names of Zumiez, Blue Tomato, and Fast Times.