50,000 Shares in ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:ZTO) Bought by Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC

Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:ZTO - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 50,000 shares of the transportation company's stock, valued at approximately $978,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ZTO. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in ZTO Express (Cayman) by 831.6% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,168,821 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $22,850,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043,359 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in ZTO Express (Cayman) by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 7,860,285 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $153,669,000 after purchasing an additional 820,686 shares during the last quarter. Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. lifted its stake in ZTO Express (Cayman) by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Greenwoods Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd. now owns 6,617,077 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $129,364,000 after purchasing an additional 633,604 shares during the last quarter. WFM ASIA BVI Ltd bought a new position in ZTO Express (Cayman) in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $11,364,000. Finally, Todd Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in ZTO Express (Cayman) by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 1,345,583 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $26,306,000 after purchasing an additional 359,578 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.65% of the company's stock.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Stock Down 6.1%

Shares of ZTO stock traded down $1.17 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $17.86. 2,023,142 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,779,451. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $19.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.42. The stock has a market cap of $10.69 billion, a PE ratio of 12.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of -0.14. ZTO Express has a 12 month low of $16.34 and a 12 month high of $27.50.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The transportation company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.02). ZTO Express (Cayman) had a return on equity of 15.44% and a net margin of 20.56%. The firm had revenue of $1.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.73 billion. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ZTO Express will post 1.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. ZTO Express (Cayman)'s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ZTO has been the subject of several research reports. HSBC raised shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $22.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $25.00 to $23.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $23.28.

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.