Zoetis Inc [NYSE: ZTS] slipped around -1.32 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $151.54 at the close of the session, down -0.86%.
Zoetis Inc stock is now -15.36% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. ZTS Stock saw the intraday high of $154.0 and lowest of $150.94 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 200.33, which means current price is +8.48% above from all time high which was touched on 02/06/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 2.96M shares, ZTS reached a trading volume of 3916750 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Zoetis Inc [ZTS]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ZTS shares is $199.93 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ZTS stock is a recommendation set at 1.45. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Stifel have made an estimate for Zoetis Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on June 18, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Leerink Partners raised their target price to Outperform. The new note on the price target was released on December 02, 2024, representing the official price target for Zoetis Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $220, while BTIG Research analysts kept a Buy rating on ZTS stock. On January 12, 2024, analysts increased their price target for ZTS shares from 195 to 215.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 14.52, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.87. Price to Free Cash Flow for ZTS in the course of the last twelve months was 29.58 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.04.
How has ZTS stock performed recently?
Zoetis Inc [ZTS] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.25. With this latest performance, ZTS shares dropped by -7.78% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -8.89% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -6.99% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for ZTS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 34.07, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 3.46, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 3.66 for Zoetis Inc [ZTS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 160.95, while it was recorded at 154.76 for the last single week of trading, and 167.82 for the last 200 days.
Zoetis Inc [ZTS]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Zoetis Inc [ZTS] shares currently have an operating margin of 37.01% and a Gross Margin at 69.48%. Zoetis Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 27.12%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 17.70%, with Return on Assets sitting at 17.70%. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Zoetis Inc [ZTS] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 1.45.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Zoetis Inc [ZTS] managed to generate an average of $182608.7 per employee.Zoetis Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.04 and a Current Ratio set at 1.74.
Earnings analysis for Zoetis Inc [ZTS]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ZTS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Zoetis Inc go to 8.41%.
Insider trade positions for Zoetis Inc [ZTS]
There are presently around $96.60%, or 96.82% of ZTS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ZTS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 41.22 million shares, which is approximately 9.0484%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 36.84 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$6.39 billion in ZTS stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$3.41 billion in ZTS stock with ownership which is approximately 4.3213%.
