Zscaler Inc (NASDAQ: ZS) Recovers 33.99% From 52-Week Low, Is ZS Still A High-Risk, High-Reward Play?

Zscaler Inc (NASDAQ:ZS) currently has a daily average trading volume of 1.84M but it saw 2575833 shares traded in last market. With a market cap of 31.55B USD, the company’s current market price of $205.61 came falling about -0.36 while comparing to the previous closing price of $206.36. In past 52 weeks, the stock remained buoying in the range of price level as high as $259.61 and as low as $153.45. In the recent trading on the day, stock has struck highest price mark of $202.55 while lowest mark touched by it was $212.0.

Taking a look at 20-day trading activity of Zscaler Inc (ZS) gives us an average price of $204.93, while its current price level is -20.80% below from 52-week high level whereas it is 33.99% above from lowest level seen by the stock during that period. Simple moving average of 50 days or SMA-50 of the stock’s closing price is $191.99 while that of 200 days or SMA-200 reads an average of $187.03. A closer look into the stock’s movement over the week reveals that its volatility is standing at 3.96% during that period while stretching the period over a month that decreases to 3.34%. It is also necessary to take a look into other indicators of a stock too, to get a better idea about its price movement. And in doing so, we find stock’s 14-day relative strength index (RSI) standing at 55.26 which implies that the stock is in neutral territory.

The company’s shares got several price updates from the analyst firms in past one month and most recent of them is from the BMO Capital Markets which reiterated the stock as “Outperform” in its note to investors issued on December 03, 2024, recommending a price target of between $197 and $222 for it. BMO Capital Markets also issued its recommendations for the stock as it reiterated the price target for the stock in the range of between $208 and $197.

Over the week, ZS’s stock price is moving 0.32% up while it is 10.00% when we observe its performance for the past one month. Year-to-date it is -7.20% down and over the past year, the stock is showing an upside performance of 3.37%.

Currently, Zscaler Inc’s total number of outstanding shares is 153.43M. Company’s return on investment (ROI) stands at -2.47% and return on equity (ROE) at -3.24%. It has a 57.84 of forward P/E ratio. Stock’s beta reads 0.83. Stock has a price to book (P/B) ratio of 24.61 while price to sale or P/S ratio amounts to 13.72. Its return on asset (ROA) is -0.87% on average.