Zoetis Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes animal health medicines, vaccines, and diagnostic products in the United States and internationally. It commercializes products primarily across species, including livestock, such as cattle, swine, poultry, fish, and sheep; and companion animals comprising dogs, cats, and horses. The company offers vaccines, which are biological preparations to prevent diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and reproductive tracts or induce a specific immune response; anti-infectives that prevent, kill, or slow the growth of bacteria, fungi, or protozoa; and parasiticides that prevent or eliminate external and internal parasites that include fleas, ticks, and worms.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Pharmaceutical preparations
Sub-IndustryPharmaceuticals
SectorMedical
Phone973-822-7000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$5.83 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees10,000
Next Earnings Date11/7/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zoetis' stock symbol?
Zoetis trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ZTS."
How often does Zoetis pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Zoetis?
Zoetis declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.164 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 18th. View Zoetis' Dividend History.
How will Zoetis' stock buyback program work?
Zoetis announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, December 12th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Zoetis' earnings last quarter?
Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Zoetis had a return on equity of 72.86% and a net margin of 22.74%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.77 EPS. View Zoetis' Earnings History.
When is Zoetis' next earnings date?
What guidance has Zoetis issued on next quarter's earnings?
Zoetis updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.53-3.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.49. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.18-6.28 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.19 billion.
What price target have analysts set for ZTS?
15 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Zoetis' shares. Their predictions range from $86.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect Zoetis' share price to reach $121.4667 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Zoetis.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Zoetis?
15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Zoetis in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 8 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Zoetis.
Has Zoetis been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about ZTS stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Zoetis earned a daily sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Zoetis.
Are investors shorting Zoetis?
Zoetis saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,326,600 shares, an increase of 9.4% from the July 31st total of 3,953,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Zoetis' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Zoetis' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Zoetis include Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), Novartis (NVS), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Sanofi (SNY), AstraZeneca (AZN), Eli Lilly And Co (LLY), AbbVie (ABBV), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CSLLY), Celgene (CELG), Bayer (BAYRY) and Allergan (AGN).
What other stocks do shareholders of Zoetis own?
Who are Zoetis' key executives?
Zoetis' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Juan Ramón Alaix, CEO & Director (Age 68)
- Mr. Glenn C. David, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 47)
- Dr. Catherine A. Knupp, Exec. VP and Pres of R&D (Age 58)
- Mr. Clinton A. Lewis Jr., EVP and Grp Pres of Intl. Ops., Comm. Devp., Glbl Genetics, Aquatic Health & Human Medical Digs (Age 52)
- Ms. Kristin C. Peck, Exec. VP and Group Pres of U.S. Operations, Bus. Devel. & Strategy (Age 48)
Who are Zoetis' major shareholders?
Zoetis' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.68%), BlackRock Inc. (7.53%), BlackRock Inc. (7.51%), Morgan Stanley (2.78%), Polen Capital Management LLC (2.13%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.48%). Company insiders that own Zoetis stock include Catherine A Knupp, Clinton A Jr Lewis, Glenn David, Heidi C Chen, Juan Ramon Alaix, Khosla Sanjay, Kristin C Peck, Roman Trawicki, Roxanne Lagano and Willie M Reed. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Zoetis.
Which major investors are selling Zoetis stock?
ZTS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A., BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Mackenzie Financial Corp, AQR Capital Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Marshall Wace North America L.P. and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD. Company insiders that have sold Zoetis company stock in the last year include Catherine A Knupp, Clinton A Jr Lewis, Glenn David, Heidi C Chen, Juan Ramon Alaix, Kristin C Peck, Roman Trawicki, Roxanne Lagano and Willie M Reed. View Insider Buying and Selling for Zoetis.
Which major investors are buying Zoetis stock?
ZTS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Vanguard Group Inc., Natixis, Natixis, AKO Capital LLP and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. View Insider Buying and Selling for Zoetis.
How do I buy shares of Zoetis?
Shares of ZTS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Zoetis' stock price today?
One share of ZTS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $125.62.
How big of a company is Zoetis?
Zoetis has a market capitalization of $59.99 billion and generates $5.83 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.43 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.13 on an earnings per share basis. Zoetis employs 10,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Zoetis.
What is Zoetis' official website?
How can I contact Zoetis?
Zoetis' mailing address is 10 Sylvan Way, Parsippany NJ, 07054. The company can be reached via phone at 973-822-7000 or via email at [email protected]
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