ZS short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Zscaler Inc shares valued at $3,026,062 were purchased by MICHAEL RICH on Jun 12 ’25. At $302.88 per share, MICHAEL RICH acquired 9,991 shares.

Also, Mangal Ajay sold 120,000 shares, netting a total of over 36,106,497 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $300.89 each, the insider now holds 2,550,210 shares.

Before that, Giancarlo Charles H had sold 50,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $15,220,103, the Director traded Zscaler Inc shares for $304.40 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 50,000 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on May 30, 2025, Zscaler Inc [ZS] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $260. Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 23, 2025, Roth Capital has initiated its “Neutral” rating for ZS. Earlier on April 03, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for ZS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing ZS Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Zscaler Inc [NASDAQ: ZS] rose 0.52% to $301.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $300.1, but it reached a high of $306.4899 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.18%. Over the course of the year, Zscaler Inc shares have jumped approximately 67.08%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Zscaler Inc (ZS)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 80.45 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Zscaler Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Zscaler Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.65 million shares to 8.39 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 7.74 million shares. A jump of 7.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.03.

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