Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) CFO Michelle Chang Sells 8,417 Shares

Zoom Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) CFO Michelle Chang sold 8,417 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.54, for a total transaction of $728,407.18. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,205,212.28. The trade was a 24.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Zoom Communications Price Performance

NASDAQ ZM traded down $3.56 on Tuesday, hitting $83.19. The stock had a trading volume of 3,367,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,056,332. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $85.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $81.36. The stock has a market cap of $24.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.79 and a beta of 0.87. Zoom Communications, Inc. has a 52-week low of $64.41 and a 52-week high of $91.43.

Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.08. Zoom Communications had a return on equity of 12.20% and a net margin of 33.17%.The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. Zoom Communications has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-5.970 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.480-1.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Zoom Communications, Inc. will post 2.93 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Zoom Communications

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Zoom Communications during the second quarter worth about $27,000. REAP Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Zoom Communications by 181.7% during the second quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 355 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Zoom Communications in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Zoom Communications in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Zoom Communications in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. 66.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ZM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of Zoom Communications in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Zoom Communications from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $90.00 price target on shares of Zoom Communications in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Benchmark raised their price objective on Zoom Communications from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Zoom Communications in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.82.

Key Zoom Communications News

Here are the key news stories impacting Zoom Communications this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi upgraded ZM from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target to $106, highlighting AI growth opportunities at Zoom and signaling renewed fundamental momentum; that upgrade sparked an intraday rally. Citigroup upgrades Zoom Communications (ZM)
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage across outlets repeated Citi’s bullish view (multiple write-ups on Yahoo Finance/Business Insider and MSN), amplifying buying interest on AI-related growth expectations. Zoom Stock Surges After Citi Upgrade on AI Growth Bets
• Positive Sentiment: Zoom promoted an AI-focused education initiative (national student learning experience), reinforcing its strategy to expand AI use cases and customer engagement beyond meetings. That product/strategy news supports the narrative behind analyst optimism. Zoom reinforces commitment to AI literacy
• Neutral Sentiment: Benzinga and other outlets ran broader analyst-roundup pieces and commentary on Zoom; mixed analyst views mean these stories amplified attention but contained both bullish and cautious takes. Beyond The Numbers: 13 Analysts Discuss Zoom Communications Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: One feature piece (Zacks) framed Zoom as a pandemic-era winner that could rebound — useful context but not a direct catalyst. Time For This Pandemic Favorite Stock to Roar Back?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data for January is inconsistent (shows 0 shares / NaN changes), indicating no clear short-pressure signal; this data point is noisy and unlikely to be driving today’s move. (Internal short-interest report)

About Zoom Communications

Zoom Video Communications, Inc (commonly referred to as Zoom) is a provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions. The company’s platform supports video conferencing, voice calling, instant messaging, webinars and large-scale virtual events, and meeting room systems, marketed to businesses, educational institutions, government organizations and individual users. Zoom’s product lineup includes Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Video Webinars and Zoom Chat, and the company offers integrations and extensions through a developer marketplace and third-party apps.

Founded in 2011 by Eric S.