ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. is a China-based express delivery and logistics company. Through its network of sorting centers, transportation routes and service outlets, the company provides parcel collection, sorting, line-haul transportation and last-mile delivery services for e-commerce merchants, businesses and individual customers.

The company also offers related logistics services, including freight delivery, supply-chain solutions, international logistics and cloud-based warehouse services. Its operations primarily serve mainland China, with international and cross-border delivery capabilities supporting shipments between China and overseas markets.

ZTO Express was founded in 2002 and has grown alongside China’s e-commerce industry. The company is led by Lai Meisong, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer. ZTO Express is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and its American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ZTO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.02 to $20.23
• 50-Day Range: $19.40 to $23.88
• 52-Week Range: $18.18 to $26.20
• Volume: 143,248 shs
• Average Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.83
• Dividend Yield: 3.77%
• Price Target: $24.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

ZTO Express (Cayman) Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ZTO Express (Cayman) scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

ZTO Express (Cayman) has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a consensus price target of $24.70, representing about 22.8% upside from its current price of $20.12.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ZTO Express (Cayman) has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ZTO Express (Cayman) are expected to grow by 8.90% in the coming year, from $1.91 to $2.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ZTO Express (Cayman) is 10.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ZTO Express (Cayman) is 10.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.22% of the float of ZTO Express (Cayman) has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.64, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ZTO Express (Cayman) has recently decreased by 14.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

ZTO Express (Cayman) is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

ZTO Express (Cayman) does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ZTO Express (Cayman) is 40.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ZTO Express (Cayman) will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.54% next year. This indicates that ZTO Express (Cayman) will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for ZTO Express (Cayman) this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added ZTO Express (Cayman) to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ZTO Express (Cayman) insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

41.30% of the stock of ZTO Express (Cayman) is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.65% of the stock of ZTO Express (Cayman) is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/15/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Air Freight & Logistics
• Sub-Industry: Air Freight & Logistics
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ZTO
• CIK: 1677250
• Web: www.zto.com
• Phone: 862159804508
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 23,399
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ZTO Express (Cayman): $24.70
• High Price Target: $30.10
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.54
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: $1.30 billion
• Net Margins: 19.03%
• Pretax Margin: 22.53%
• Return on Equity: 15.90%
• Return on Assets: 10.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.67
• Quick Ratio: 1.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.02 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.60
• Cash Flow: $3.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.71
• Book Value: $16.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 557,330,000
• Free Float: 327,153,000
• Market Cap: $11.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.19