Zto Express Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

ZTO Stock  USD 18.99  0.29  1.50%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding ZTO Express is 'Cautious Hold'. The recommendation algorithm takes into account all of ZTO Express' available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Cautious Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Slowly supersedes the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

StrongDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon ZTO Express has a Mean Deviation of 1.82, Standard Deviation of 2.41 and Variance of 5.8
Our recommendation tool can cross-verify current analyst consensus on ZTO Express and to analyze the firm potential to grow for the next few years. To make sure ZTO Express is not overpriced, please check out all ZTO Express fundamentals, including its current ratio, and the relationship between the ebitda and target price . Given that ZTO Express has a number of shares shorted of 20.63 M, we strongly advise you to confirm ZTO Express market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself for the next few years given your prevalent risk tolerance and investing horizon.

ZTO Express Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

ZTO Express generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
ZTO Express has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
On 17th of October 2024 ZTO Express paid $ 0.35 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from finance.yahoo.com: ZTO Express Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Beats Expectations

ZTO Express Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of ZTO Express' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of ZTO Express' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of ZTO Express daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use ZTO Express price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of ZTO Express returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for ZTO Express.
Mean Return
-0.07
Value At Risk
-3.6
Potential Upside
3.32
Standard Deviation
2.41
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of ZTO Express historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

ZTO Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument, such as ZTO Express, soars without any apparent reason. This usually happens because many institutional investors are aggressively trading ZTO Express back and forth among themselves. Companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in this term and can influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
State Street Corp2024-06-30
6.5 M
Aspex Management (hk) Ltd2024-06-30
5.2 M
Serenity Capital Management Pte Ltd.2024-09-30
5.1 M
Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd.2024-06-30
M
Ubs Group Ag2024-06-30
4.3 M
Capital Research Global Investors2024-09-30
3.7 M
Fisher Asset Management, Llc2024-09-30
3.5 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-06-30
3.4 M
Hillhouse Capital Advisors, Ltd.2024-09-30
M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
19 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
17.6 M
Note, although ZTO Express' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

ZTO Express Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(9.6M)(32K)(9.2M)(30.0M)12.5M13.1M
Investments(3.7B)(3.5B)(8.8B)(16.0B)(17.8B)(16.9B)
Change In Cash654.5M9.1B(4.6B)2.8B448.2M425.8M
Free Cash Flow1.1B(4.3B)(2.1B)3.1B6.7B7.0B
Depreciation853.7M1.3B1.8B2.2B2.9B3.0B
Other Non Cash Items(647.6M)185.1M102.1M4.4B1.5M1.4M
Capital Expenditures5.2B9.2B9.3B8.4B6.7B5.6B
Net Income4.4B5.7B4.3B4.7B8.8B9.2B
End Period Cash Flow5.3B14.4B9.8B12.6B13.1B8.7B
Change To Netincome(374.3M)(1.2B)243.6M206.8M186.2M195.5M

ZTO Express Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to ZTO Express or Air Freight & Logistics sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that ZTO Express' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a ZTO stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.12
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.32
σ
Overall volatility
2.42
Ir
Information ratio -0.09

ZTO Express Volatility Alert

ZTO Express exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 0.73 and kurtosis of 1.34. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure ZTO Express' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact ZTO Express' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

ZTO Express Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing ZTO Express' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze ZTO Express' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between ZTO Express and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as ZTO Express or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of ZTO Express' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing ZTO Express by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare ZTO Express to competition
FundamentalsZTO ExpressPeer Average
Return On Equity0.15-0.31
Return On Asset0.0775-0.14
Profit Margin0.21 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.30 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation15.05 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding598.04 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders2.68 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions29.42 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted20.63 M4.71 M
Price To Earning27.47 X28.72 X
Price To Book1.85 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.39 X11.42 X
Revenue38.42 B9.43 B
Gross Profit9.04 B27.38 B
EBITDA13.85 B3.9 B
Net Income8.75 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents11.69 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share18.70 X5.01 X
Total Debt15.44 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.15 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.25 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share74.31 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations13.36 B971.22 M
Short Ratio7.27 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share1.45 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.22 X4.89 X
Target Price196.25
Number Of Employees23.91 K18.84 K
Beta-0.088-0.15
Market Capitalization15.69 B19.03 B
Total Asset88.47 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings36.3 B9.33 B
Working Capital6.89 B1.48 B

ZTO Express Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as ZTO . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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When determining whether ZTO Express offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of ZTO Express' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Zto Express Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Zto Express Stock:
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Is Air Freight & Logistics space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of ZTO Express. If investors know ZTO will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about ZTO Express listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.028
Earnings Share
1.45
Revenue Per Share
50.089
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.101
Return On Assets
0.0775
The market value of ZTO Express is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of ZTO that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ZTO Express' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ZTO Express' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because ZTO Express' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ZTO Express' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between ZTO Express' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ZTO Express is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ZTO Express' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.