Days-to-cover ratio for ZS declines to 4.0 due to decline in short interest

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Zscaler Inc shares valued at $3,289,216 were sold by Rich Michael J. on Sep 16 ’25. At $280.70 per share, Rich Michael J. sold 11,718 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 100,822 shares worth approximately $29.35 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Judge Raj sold 4,524 shares, netting a total of over 1,269,880 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $280.70 each, the insider now holds 73,832 shares.

Before that, Geller Adam had sold 11,193 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,141,850, the Chief Product Officer traded Zscaler Inc shares for $280.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,193 shares, worth approximately $15.7 million.

As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on September 03, 2025, Zscaler Inc [ZS] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $315. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of August 26, 2025, B. Riley Securities has initiated its “Neutral” rating for ZS. Earlier on June 13, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for ZS stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.

Analyzing ZS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Zscaler Inc [NASDAQ: ZS] rose 4.17% to $291.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $281.94, but it reached a high of $291.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.55%. Over the course of the year, Zscaler Inc shares have jumped approximately 69.47%.

Is Zscaler Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Zscaler Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.66 million shares to 5.65 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 6.32 million shares. A decline of -11.75% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.0.

Which companies own the most shares of Zscaler Inc (ZS)?

In terms of Zscaler Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 320 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.51% from the previous closing price of $279.46. Analysts anticipate Zscaler Inc stock to reach 340 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 215. In spite of this, 41 analysts ranked Zscaler Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 30, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $260.

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