How did Zoetis Inc (ZTS) surprise investors with its report?

Zoetis Inc [ZTS] stock is trading at $175.67, up 1.99%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ZTS shares have gain 3.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.57%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Zoetis Inc [NYSE: ZTS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 02, 2024, when Leerink Partners initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $215. Previously, BTIG Research started tracking the stock with Buy rating on July 25, 2024, and set its price target to $220. On January 12, 2024, Stifel reiterated its Buy rating and revised its price target to $215 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $237 as its price target on December 07, 2023. HSBC Securities started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 06, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $230. In a note dated July 12, 2022, Piper Sandler initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $205 on this stock.

Zoetis Inc [ZTS] stock has fluctuated between $144.80 and $200.53 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $242.5 within the next 12 months. Zoetis Inc [NYSE: ZTS] shares were valued at $175.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 38.04% based on the average ZTS price forecast.

Analyzing the ZTS fundamentals

Zoetis Inc [NYSE:ZTS] reported sales of 9.15B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 11.02%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.69% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.36%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.33%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.17, Equity is 0.48 and Total Capital is 0.26. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.29.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 173.05 points at the first support level, and at 170.44 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 177.32, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 178.98.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Zoetis Inc’s Current Ratio is 3.69. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.27, while the Cash Ratio is 1.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.66, the price to book ratio is 15.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.03.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Polzer Robert J, Executive Vice President, that happened on Nov 25 ’24 when 3477.0 shares were sold. Officer, Polzer Robert J completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to buy 3477.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Lagano Roxanne sold 923.0 shares on Apr 18 ’24.

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