The price-to-earnings ratio for Zoetis Inc (NYSE: ZTS) is above average at 30.58x. The 36-month beta value for ZTS is also noteworthy at 0.94. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ZTS is 444.77M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.30% of that float. The average trading volume of ZTS on June 04, 2025 was 2.91M shares.
ZTS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Zoetis Inc (NYSE: ZTS) has surged by 0.52 when compared to previous closing price of 169.42, but the company has seen a 2.43% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-03 that Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS ) William Blair 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference June 3, 2025 11:40 AM ET Company Participants Wetteny Joseph – CFO Conference Call Participants Brandon Vazquez – William Blair Brandon Vazquez Right. Good morning, everyone.
ZTS’s Market Performance
Zoetis Inc (ZTS) has seen a 2.43% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 8.17% gain in the past month and a 0.24% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.26% for ZTS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.86% for ZTS’s stock, with a -0.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ZTS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ZTS stocks, with Leerink Partners repeating the rating for ZTS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ZTS in the upcoming period, according to Leerink Partners is $215 based on the research report published on December 02, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ZTS reach a price target of $220. The rating they have provided for ZTS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 25th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to ZTS, setting the target price at $215 in the report published on January 12th of the previous year.
ZTS Trading at 7.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ZTS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.99% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ZTS starting from Lagano Roxanne, who proposed sale 652 shares at the price of $170.00 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Lagano Roxanne now owns shares of Zoetis Inc, valued at $110,840 using the latest closing price.
Reed Willie M, the Director of Zoetis Inc, proposed sale 1,210 shares at $166.14 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that Reed Willie M is holding shares at $201,029 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ZTS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.37 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Zoetis Inc stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.32. Equity return is now at value 51.85, with 17.70 for asset returns.
Based on Zoetis Inc (ZTS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.87 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.74.
Conclusion
In summary, Zoetis Inc (ZTS) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
