ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) is set to issue its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, May 15th. Parties interested in registering for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 19th. The transportation company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ZTO Express (Cayman) had a net margin of 22.70% and a return on equity of 15.24%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts expect ZTO Express (Cayman) to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Trading Down 3.9 %

Shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) stock opened at $20.56 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. ZTO Express has a 12-month low of $15.90 and a 12-month high of $30.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.89, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of -0.06. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $20.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.55.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 10th were paid a dividend of $0.61 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 9th. This represents a yield of 2.82%. ZTO Express (Cayman)’s payout ratio is 41.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ZTO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Bank of America raised shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $22.00 to $29.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from $37.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, HSBC dropped their price objective on shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ZTO Express (Cayman) has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $30.00.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Company Profile

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc provides express delivery and other value-added logistics services in the People's Republic of China. It offers freight forwarding services; and delivery services for e-commerce and traditional merchants, and other express service users. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.