Zoetis Inc [NYSE: ZTS] stock went on a downward path that fall over -4.09% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -6.78%.
Over the last 12 months, ZTS stock dropped by -9.08%. The one-year Zoetis Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 22.59. The average equity rating for ZTS stock is currently 1.47, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $69.03 billion, with 446.04 million shares outstanding and 444.77 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.86M shares, ZTS stock reached a trading volume of 4661555 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $200.31 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 1.47. 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 Average True Range (ATR) for Zoetis Inc is set at 4.10, with the Price to Sales ratio for ZTS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 7.43. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 14.86, 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 30.26 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.04.
ZTS Stock Performance Analysis:
Zoetis Inc [ZTS] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -6.78. With this latest performance, ZTS shares dropped by -5.42% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -12.98% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -9.08% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Zoetis Inc 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%.
ZTS Stock EPS
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 8.23%.
Zoetis Inc [ZTS] Institutonal Ownership Details
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%.
