The stock of Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (ZIM) has gone down by -12.10% for the week, with a -7.93% drop in the past month and a -10.32% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 5.97% for ZIM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.62% for ZIM stock, with a simple moving average of -7.93% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (NYSE: ZIM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (NYSE: ZIM) is above average at 1.53x. The 36-month beta value for ZIM is also noteworthy at 1.63. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ZIM is 119.17M, and at present, short sellers hold a 12.10% of that float. The average trading volume of ZIM on March 17, 2025 was 5.53M shares.
ZIM) stock’s latest price update
Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (NYSE: ZIM)’s stock price has increased by 1.50 compared to its previous closing price of 17.97. However, the company has seen a -12.10% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-13 that In the fourth quarter of 2024, carried volumes increase 24.9% year over year at ZIM.
Analysts’ Opinion of ZIM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ZIM stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for ZIM by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for ZIM in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $25 based on the research report published on October 02, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ZIM reach a price target of $10.50. The rating they have provided for ZIM stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on September 10th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Sell” to ZIM, setting the target price at $13 in the report published on June 06th of the previous year.
ZIM Trading at -5.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ZIM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.16%, as shares sank -7.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.97% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ZIM fell by -12.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.18. In addition, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd saw -15.04% 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 ZIM starting from Ben-Amram Eyal, who proposed sale 26,945 shares at the price of $19.10 back on Dec 12 ’24. After this action, Ben-Amram Eyal now owns shares of Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, valued at $514,650 using the latest closing price.
Ben-Amram Eyal, the Officer of Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, proposed sale 3,055 shares at $20.34 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that Ben-Amram Eyal is holding shares at $62,139 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ZIM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.29. Equity return is now at value 44.28, with 14.97 for asset returns.
Based on Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (ZIM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.59. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.82 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.33.
Conclusion
In summary, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (ZIM) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed 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.
