Research Analysts Set Expectations for ZM Q2 Earnings

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) – Research analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Zoom Video Communications in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 26th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.61. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Zoom Video Communications’ current full-year earnings is $2.77 per share.

ZM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 price target on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group lifted their price target on Zoom Video Communications from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Zoom Video Communications from $68.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a research note on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.19.

Zoom Video Communications Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ZM opened at $85.36 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $66.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.27 billion, a PE ratio of 28.45, a P/E/G ratio of 7.12 and a beta of -0.05. Zoom Video Communications has a 1 year low of $55.06 and a 1 year high of $92.80.

Insider Activity at Zoom Video Communications

In related news, COO Aparna Bawa sold 880 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.09, for a total transaction of $59,919.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 2,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $191,264.81. The trade was a 23.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Eric S. Yuan sold 178,571 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.91, for a total value of $13,733,895.61. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 367,108 shares of company stock worth $26,796,191. 10.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ZM. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new position in Zoom Video Communications during the 1st quarter worth $260,000. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in Zoom Video Communications by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 396,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,900,000 after purchasing an additional 6,630 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in Zoom Video Communications by 89.7% during the 1st quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 34,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,246,000 after purchasing an additional 16,248 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in Zoom Video Communications by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 4,966 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares in the last quarter. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Zoom Video Communications by 27.3% during the 1st quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. 66.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Zoom Video Communications Company Profile

Zoom Video Communications, Inc provides unified communications platform in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers Zoom Meetings that offers HD video, voice, chat, and content sharing through mobile devices, desktops, laptops, telephones, and conference room systems; Zoom Phone, an enterprise cloud phone system; and Zoom Chat enables users to share messages, images, audio files, and content in desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile devices.