Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Raises Holdings in Zumiez Inc. $ZUMZ

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in shares of Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 34,267 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,960 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio owned approximately 0.19% of Zumiez worth $454,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Zumiez by 2.6% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 587,816 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock worth $8,750,000 after purchasing an additional 14,703 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Zumiez by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 233,020 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock valued at $3,470,000 after buying an additional 7,895 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its holdings in Zumiez by 50.8% in the 1st quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 139,889 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock worth $2,083,000 after acquiring an additional 47,105 shares during the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY purchased a new position in shares of Zumiez in the first quarter valued at about $1,980,000. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Zumiez in the first quarter valued at about $1,746,000. Institutional investors own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ZUMZ. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Zumiez from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Zumiez in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, B. Riley lifted their price objective on Zumiez from $14.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.00.

Zumiez Price Performance

Zumiez stock opened at $20.02 on Monday. Zumiez Inc. has a one year low of $11.31 and a one year high of $24.37. The business’s fifty day moving average is $17.65 and its 200 day moving average is $14.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $343.34 million, a PE ratio of -2,000.00 and a beta of 1.04.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The apparel and footwear maker reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $214.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $210.53 million. Zumiez had a net margin of 0.06% and a return on equity of 0.19%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.04) EPS. Zumiez has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.190-0.290 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Zumiez Inc. will post -0.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Liliana Gil Valletta sold 3,655 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.30, for a total transaction of $77,851.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,154 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $152,380.20. This represents a 33.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Chris K. Visser sold 5,618 shares of Zumiez stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.09, for a total value of $112,865.62. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 44,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $890,047.27. The trade was a 11.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 20.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Zumiez Profile

Zumiez Inc operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women. The company provides hardgoods, including skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. It operates stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia under the names of Zumiez, Blue Tomato, and Fast Times.