Zoetis Inc (NYSE: ZTS) is -3.86% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $144.80 and a high of $200.53 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The ZTS stock was last observed hovering at around $156.48 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.16%.
Currently trading at $156.64, the stock is -7.33% and -7.11% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.98 million and changing 0.10% at the moment leaves the stock -11.66% off its SMA200. ZTS registered -17.41% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -14.74%.
The stock witnessed a -5.58% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -10.30%, and is -10.13% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 3.54% over the week and 2.47% over the month.
Zoetis Inc (ZTS) has around 13800 employees, a market worth around $70.14B and $9.26B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 28.66 and Fwd P/E is 22.90. Profit margin for the company is 26.86%. Distance from 52-week low is 8.18% and -21.89% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (24.46%).
with sales reaching $2.2B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 4.06% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 1.26% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 0.65% in year-over-year returns.
The shares outstanding are 448.47M, and float is at 446.90M with Short Float at 1.92%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 41.22 million shares valued at $7.15 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 9.0484 of the ZTS Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 36.84 million shares valued at $6.39 billion to account for 8.0867 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 19.68 million shares representing 4.3213 and valued at over $3.41 billion, while STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO holds 3.5459 of the shares totaling 16.15 million with a market value of $2.8 billion.
Zoetis Inc (ZTS) Insider Activity
Zoetis Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Feb 11 ’25 that Lagano Roxanne (Executive Vice President) sold a total of 326 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Feb 11 ’25 and was made at $171.18 per share for $55805.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 16107.0 shares of the ZTS stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 11 ’25, Lagano Roxanne (Officer) Proposed Sale 326 shares at an average price of $171.18 for $55805.0. The insider now directly holds shares of Zoetis Inc (ZTS).
