ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) is scheduled to be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, November 19th. Investors that wish to listen to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The transportation company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ZTO Express (Cayman) had a net margin of 21.22% and a return on equity of 15.51%. The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts expect ZTO Express (Cayman) to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Stock Performance

ZTO opened at $21.07 on Friday. ZTO Express has a 1-year low of $15.90 and a 1-year high of $27.50. The company has a market cap of $12.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.73, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of -0.09. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $23.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 10th were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.6%. ZTO Express (Cayman)’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.55%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on ZTO Express (Cayman) in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $30.00 price target for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.03.

About ZTO Express (Cayman)

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc provides express delivery and other value-added logistics services in the People's Republic of China. It offers freight forwarding services; and delivery services for e-commerce and traditional merchants, and other express service users. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.