Will Analysts Ever Catch Up to Zoom Video?

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Will Analysts Ever Catch Up to Zoom Video?

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Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM | ZM Price Prediction) released its most recent quarterly results after the markets closed on Monday. The results were eye-popping, to say the least, and that has been reflected in the stock moving on Tuesday. Analysts have come out with overwhelmingly positive calls on the stock as well.

24/7 Wall St. has included some highlights from the report, as well as what analysts are saying about the stock after the fact.

The company reported $0.92 in earnings per share (EPS) and $663.5 million in revenue. The consensus estimates had called for $0.45 in EPS and $500.45 million in revenue. In the same period of last year, it said it had $0.08 in EPS and $145.8 million in revenue.

At the end of the latest quarter, Zoom had roughly 370,200 customers, or about 458% more than in the same quarter last year.

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The firm also boasted 988 customers contributing more than $100,000 in trailing 12 months revenue, up 112% from the same quarter last year.

Looking ahead to the fiscal third quarter, the company expects to see EPS in the range of $0.73 to $0.74 and revenue between $685 million and $690 million. Consensus estimates call for $0.35 in EPS and $492.9 million in revenue for the quarter.

Here’s what analysts said after the fact:

  • JPMorgan reiterated an Overweight rating and raised its price target to $425 from $220.
  • BTIG Research upgraded it from Neutral to Buy rating with a $500 price target.
  • Goldman Sachs upgraded it to Neutral rating from Sell and raised its target to $402 from $187.
  • Needham has a Buy rating and raised its price target from $230 to $440.
  • RBC reiterated its Outperform rating and raised its price target to $450 from $300.
  • Piper Sandler reiterated a Neutral rating but raised its price target to $411 from $211.
  • Oppenheimer reiterated a Hold rating.
  • Credit Suisse reiterated an Underperform rating but raised its price target to $315 from $160.
  • FBN Securities reiterated it as Outperform and raised its price target to $525 from $250.
  • Stifel reiterated a Neutral rating and raised its price target to $300 from $180.
  • BofA Securities reiterated a Buy rating and raised its target price to $475.
  • Citigroup reiterated a Neutral rating and raised its price target to $377 from $217.
  • Morgan Stanley reiterated it as Equal Weight and raised its target to $350 from $240.
  • D.A. Davidson reiterated a Buy rating and raised its price target from $240 to $460.
  • Robert Baird reiterated an Outperform rating and raised its price target to $465 from $300.
  • Wells Fargo reiterated it as Equal Weight and raised its price target to $375 from $195.

Zoom Video Communications stock traded up about 39% on Tuesday, at $450.10 in a 52-week range of $60.97 to $478.00. The consensus price target is $249.49.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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