Metric Deep Dive: Understanding ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (ZTO) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $19.28 in the prior trading day, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR (NYSE: ZTO) closed at $18.91, down -1.92%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.35 million shares were traded. ZTO stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.87.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ZTO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.

On November 07, 2023, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $34 to $28.

Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 25, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $37 to $42.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 02 ’24 when ZTO ES HOLDING LIMITED bought 200,000 shares for $19.00 per share.

ZTO ES HOLDING LIMITED bought 500,000 shares of ZTO for $10,490,000 on Aug 29 ’24.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ZTO now has a Market Capitalization of 15537250304 and an Enterprise Value of 15169069056. As of this moment, ZTO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.376 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.099.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for ZTO is -0.15, which has changed by -0.011282027 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24933672 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ZTO has reached a high of $27.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.87%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 2.85M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1904060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 598.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 592.88M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 28.45% stake in the company. Shares short for ZTO as of 1730332800 were 20631937 with a Short Ratio of 6.36, compared to 1727654400 on 17421901. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20631937 and a Short% of Float of 5.0200000000000005.

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