ZSZscaler, Inc. Common Stock — stock analysis & sentiment
Zscaler, Inc. Common Stock (ZS) last closed at $197.31, in the lower half of its 52-week range of $114.63–$336.99. Composite market sentiment across 2 analyses is neutral (+8 on a −100 to +100 scale), as of Sep 20, 2026.
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The thesis, technical signals, risk levels, and complete evidence — everything the overview leaves out.
What changed
Since the previous analysis (v1) on Jul 31, 2026.
ZS rose to $197.31, from $151.20 at the previous analysis.
Composite sentiment ticked down from +10 to +8, still neutral.
46 headlines since the last analysis — 4 positive, 3 negative, 39 neutral.
Market cap rose +34.07%, from $24B to $32.17B.
The written analysis on this page was refreshed for v2.
What the data says
An overview of the public data behind ZS.
At $197.31, Zscaler trades roughly 41% below its 52-week high of $336.99 and about 72% above its low of $114.625. That range — a high nearly three times the low — describes a stock that has covered enormous ground over the past year, and the current price sits closer to the middle of it than to either extreme.
The market capitalization of about $32.2 billion works out to a forward price/earnings ratio of roughly 35 and a price-to-book multiple of about 12.4, both of which price the company off expected future earnings rather than present ones: the trailing profit margin is slightly negative at -1.9%. Revenue growth of 24.9% is the figure doing the work behind those multiples. Beta of 0.95 puts the stock's sensitivity to broad market moves close to the market's own, which is less volatile than the 52-week range alone might imply.
Recent coverage splits between company-specific and sector-wide items. On Zscaler itself, the most recent news is a fourth-quarter report that topped earnings and revenue estimates on September 3, followed by commentary on a weekly price move, coverage of the Z-Flex flexible deal structure and customer adoption, and an announcement of upcoming investor conference appearances. The rest of the flow is about the wider security and SASE market rather than Zscaler — an executive appointment at a SASE automation vendor, a piece on agentic AI and Cloudflare's revenue growth, and coverage of Palo Alto Networks' six-month share move.
Written from public market data. Research, not financial advice — the thesis, signals and risk levels are in the full report.
Price chart
ZS daily price history.
Market sentiment
A composite of the public market data in this analysis, from −100 (bearish) to +100 (bullish).
This gauge blends news tone, analyst views, insider and congressional activity, and price momentum into a single score. The full report breaks down each driver and pairs it with the thesis.
See the full sentiment breakdown in the report →Key stats
A public snapshot of commonly used market and valuation measures.
Valuation & size
- Market cap
- $32.17B
- Enterprise value
- $30.57B
- Forward P/E
- 35.24
- Price / book
- 12.38
Profitability & growth
- Net margin
- -1.88%
- Revenue growth
- +24.90%
Price & risk
- Beta
- 0.95
- Average volume
- 2.82M
From noise to signal. The full report has ZS’s thesis, trade signal, and risk levels.
About Zscaler, Inc. Common Stock
Zscaler, Inc. is a cloud security company headquartered in San Jose, California. Founded in 2007 as SafeChannel, Inc. and renamed the following year, it delivers security through a cloud-based platform rather than on-premises hardware, built around zero trust principles — connecting users, devices, workloads, and applications directly to what they need instead of placing them on a corporate network. Its portfolio centers on secure internet and private application access, with services for threat protection, sandboxing, cloud firewall, application segmentation, and browser-based access for contractors and partners. Adjacent offerings cover data protection and loss prevention, SaaS and cloud posture management, digital experience monitoring, security operations and threat hunting, and controls for enterprise use of AI tools and agents. Zscaler serves customers across industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, telecommunications, retail, energy, transportation, and the public sector.
Latest news
Recent headlines related to ZS, with vendor tone.
ZS — frequently asked questions
Answered from the public data on this page.
What is the current market sentiment for ZS?
As of Sep 20, 2026, Zscaler, Inc. Common Stock (ZS) carries neutral (+8 on a −100 to +100 scale) composite sentiment. The score fuses recent news tone, analyst recommendations, technical posture, insider and congressional activity, and market attention into a single figure. The full breakdown of each component is in the report.
How has ZS stock been performing?
Zscaler, Inc. Common Stock last closed at $197.31, in the lower half of its 52-week range of $114.63–$336.99.
What is ZS's market cap and valuation?
Zscaler, Inc. Common Stock has a market capitalization of about $32.17B.
What sector is ZS in, and who are its competitors?
Zscaler, Inc. Common Stock operates in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure. Comparable companies include ORCL, PANW, CRWD, NOW, FTNT.
Where can I find a full analysis of ZS?
The full ZS report covers the bull and bear cases, technical signals with entry, stop and target levels, complete financial statements, earnings history, insider and congressional trades, and the conditions that would invalidate the thesis. It requires a free account.
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