Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ZM Q2 Earnings

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

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Zoom Video Communications from $84.00 to $77.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a research report on Tuesday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $78.00 target price on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Zoom Video Communications from $68.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Zoom Video Communications in a report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Zoom Video Communications currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.19.

Zoom Video Communications Price Performance

NASDAQ:ZM opened at $85.36 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $74.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.27 billion, a PE ratio of 28.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.12 and a beta of -0.05. Zoom Video Communications has a 12 month low of $55.06 and a 12 month high of $92.80.

Institutional Trading of Zoom Video Communications

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Zoom Video Communications in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Zoom Video Communications during the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Zoom Video Communications in the third quarter worth about $37,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Zoom Video Communications in the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Zoom Video Communications by 43.8% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. 66.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Zoom Video Communications

In related news, CEO Eric S. Yuan sold 178,571 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.91, for a total transaction of $13,733,895.61. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Aparna Bawa sold 880 shares of Zoom Video Communications stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.09, for a total value of $59,919.20. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 2,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $191,264.81. This trade represents a 23.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 367,108 shares of company stock valued at $26,796,191. 10.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Zoom Video Communications

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.