Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ZM Q1 Earnings

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) – Equities researchers at Wedbush cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Zoom Video Communications in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the company will earn $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Zoom Video Communications’ current full-year earnings is $2.93 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Zoom Video Communications’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.38 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on ZM. Evercore ISI raised Zoom Video Communications from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $70.00 to $115.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Bank of America raised their price target on Zoom Video Communications from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 price target on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised Zoom Video Communications from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $85.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Zoom Video Communications from $68.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Zoom Video Communications has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $90.05.

Zoom Video Communications Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ ZM opened at $72.88 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $22.34 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.29. Zoom Video Communications has a 12-month low of $55.06 and a 12-month high of $92.80. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jonathan Chadwick sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.33, for a total transaction of $2,008,250.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,514 shares in the company, valued at $121,619.62. The trade was a 94.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Eric S. Yuan sold 83,332 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.28, for a total transaction of $7,189,884.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 382,242 shares of company stock worth $31,230,938 in the last ninety days. 10.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zoom Video Communications

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. grew its position in Zoom Video Communications by 127.5% during the fourth quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in Zoom Video Communications by 277.4% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Zoom Video Communications by 291.2% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG purchased a new position in Zoom Video Communications during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC purchased a new position in Zoom Video Communications during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.54% of the company’s stock.

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.