Insider Selling: Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) Director Sells 9,349 Shares of Stock

Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) Director Travis Smith sold 9,349 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.10, for a total value of $281,404.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 32,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $967,082.90. This trade represents a 22.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Zumiez Trading Up 1.4%

Zumiez stock traded up $0.42 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $30.04. 361,670 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 278,643. The business’s 50 day moving average is $22.82 and its 200 day moving average is $17.98. Zumiez Inc. has a 52 week low of $11.31 and a 52 week high of $31.70. The company has a market capitalization of $509.18 million, a P/E ratio of 62.58 and a beta of 0.85.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The apparel and footwear maker reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $239.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $234.66 million. Zumiez had a return on equity of 2.33% and a net margin of 0.94%.The business’s revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.06 EPS. Zumiez has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.970-1.070 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Zumiez Inc. will post -0.12 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zumiez

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Zumiez in the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Zumiez in the second quarter worth $71,000. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Zumiez by 422.9% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,751 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 5,460 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Zumiez during the 3rd quarter valued at $148,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Zumiez by 507.6% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 9,534 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock worth $187,000 after acquiring an additional 7,965 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.45% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ZUMZ. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Zumiez from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Zumiez from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Zumiez in a research report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Zumiez from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.00.

About Zumiez

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.