ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) is anticipated to issue its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, May 20th. Analysts expect ZTO Express (Cayman) to post earnings of $3.03 per share and revenue of $12.09 billion for the quarter.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The transportation company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.02). ZTO Express (Cayman) had a net margin of 20.56% and a return on equity of 15.44%. The firm had revenue of $1.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.73 billion. 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) Stock Up 2.9%

NYSE:ZTO opened at $18.70 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $19.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.45. ZTO Express has a 52 week low of $16.34 and a 52 week high of $27.50. The stock has a market cap of $11.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.89, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of -0.14.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. ZTO Express (Cayman)’s payout ratio is 45.95%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. HSBC upgraded shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $23.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ZTO Express (Cayman) presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.28.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in ZTO Express (Cayman) stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:ZTO) by 22.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 175,128 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,663 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in ZTO Express (Cayman) were worth $3,475,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.65% of the company’s stock.

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.