ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (ZTO) Shares Down Despite Recent Market Volatility

The stock of ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (NYSE: ZTO) has decreased by -2.27 when compared to last closing price of 21.35. Despite this, the company has experienced a -9.16% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-07 that The surge in operating expenses does not bode well for ZTO. A highly competitive environment hurts the company’s prospects.

Is It Worth Investing in ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (NYSE: ZTO) Right Now?

The price-to-earnings ratio for ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (NYSE: ZTO) is above average at 14.74x. The 36-month beta value for ZTO is also noteworthy at -0.10. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”

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The public float for ZTO is 592.88M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.48% of that float. The average trading volume of ZTO on November 12, 2024 was 2.62M shares.

ZTO’s Market Performance

ZTO stock saw a decrease of -9.16% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -19.53% and a quarterly a decrease of 7.16%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.29% for ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (ZTO). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.64% for ZTO’s stock, with a -2.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of ZTO

BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ZTO reach a price target of $28, previously predicting the price at $34. The rating they have provided for ZTO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 07th, 2023.

Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to ZTO, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on April 25th of the previous year.

ZTO Trading at -11.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought ZTO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.13% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.29%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.95%, as shares sank -15.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.51% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, ZTO fell by -8.88%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $23.62. In addition, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR saw -1.95% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ZTO starting from ZTO ES HOLDING LIMITED, who proposed sale 500,000 shares at the price of $20.98 back on Aug 29 ’24. After this action, ZTO ES HOLDING LIMITED now owns shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR, valued at $10,490,000 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for ZTO

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.26 for the present operating margin
  • 0.31 for the gross margin

The net margin for ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 14.81, with 9.95 for asset returns.

Based on ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (ZTO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.7. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 30.87.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 13.59 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 20.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.26.

Conclusion

In summary, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (ZTO) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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