Zoetis (ZTS) Competitors $142.29 +1.18 (+0.84%) Closing price 10/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$141.49 -0.80 (-0.56%) As of 07:20 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ZTS vs. IDXX, MRK, PFE, BMY, RPRX, CORT, JAZZ, PRGO, SUPN, and NKTRShould you be buying Zoetis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zoetis include IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Royalty Pharma (RPRX), Corcept Therapeutics (CORT), Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), Perrigo (PRGO), Supernus Pharmaceuticals (SUPN), and Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Zoetis vs. Its Competitors IDEXX Laboratories Merck & Co., Inc. Pfizer Bristol Myers Squibb Royalty Pharma Corcept Therapeutics Jazz Pharmaceuticals Perrigo Supernus Pharmaceuticals Nektar Therapeutics IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) and Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders believe in IDXX or ZTS? 87.8% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Zoetis shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Zoetis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate IDXX or ZTS? IDEXX Laboratories currently has a consensus target price of $656.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.66%. Zoetis has a consensus target price of $196.71, indicating a potential upside of 38.25%. Given Zoetis' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zoetis is more favorable than IDEXX Laboratories.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IDEXX Laboratories 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Zoetis 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IDXX or ZTS? Zoetis has higher revenue and earnings than IDEXX Laboratories. Zoetis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEXX Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIDEXX Laboratories$3.90B13.00$887.87M$12.0152.73Zoetis$9.26B6.81$2.49B$5.8124.49 Which has more volatility and risk, IDXX or ZTS? IDEXX Laboratories has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zoetis has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is IDXX or ZTS more profitable? Zoetis has a net margin of 27.83% compared to IDEXX Laboratories' net margin of 24.41%. IDEXX Laboratories' return on equity of 64.42% beat Zoetis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IDEXX Laboratories24.41% 64.42% 29.89% Zoetis 27.83%56.90%19.54% Does the media prefer IDXX or ZTS? In the previous week, Zoetis had 3 more articles in the media than IDEXX Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Zoetis and 37 mentions for IDEXX Laboratories. IDEXX Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Zoetis' score of 1.38 indicating that IDEXX Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IDEXX Laboratories 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Zoetis 31 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryIDEXX Laboratories beats Zoetis on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zoetis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ZTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZoetisMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.54B$2.61B$6.05B$21.48BDividend Yield1.42%57.78%5.73%3.67%P/E Ratio24.4922.5784.9829.66Price / Sales6.81755.26597.9986.18Price / Cash19.9626.3325.7717.79Price / Book13.465.3512.514.63Net Income$2.49B$33.06M$3.32B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.43%0.13%-0.07%-0.80%1 Month Performance-4.07%9.75%8.70%0.55%1 Year Performance-26.14%-1.04%76.28%13.03% Zoetis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZTSZoetis4.8232 of 5 stars$142.29+0.8%$196.71+38.2%-25.1%$62.54B$9.26B24.4913,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIDXXIDEXX Laboratories4.3487 of 5 stars$627.78-0.5%$656.50+4.6%+33.0%$50.23B$4.04B52.2711,000Positive NewsMRKMerck & Co., Inc.4.9971 of 5 stars$88.83-0.4%$106.41+19.8%-22.0%$221.88B$64.17B13.6975,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFEPfizer4.9658 of 5 stars$26.45-3.4%$28.41+7.4%-15.2%$150.38B$63.83B14.0781,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionBMYBristol Myers Squibb4.9854 of 5 stars$45.16-0.6%$56.38+24.8%-16.6%$91.92B$47.70B18.2134,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRPRXRoyalty Pharma4.8727 of 5 stars$36.13+0.2%$46.00+27.3%+26.5%$21.07B$2.26B20.8880CORTCorcept Therapeutics4.8967 of 5 stars$89.85+1.9%$135.25+50.5%+57.5%$9.47B$675.04M79.51300JAZZJazz Pharmaceuticals4.5838 of 5 stars$137.58-1.4%$178.93+30.1%+24.2%$8.35B$4.09B-20.442,800Analyst RevisionPRGOPerrigo4.8596 of 5 stars$22.07-2.0%$34.00+54.1%-12.9%$3.04B$4.37B-38.058,379SUPNSupernus Pharmaceuticals4.1274 of 5 stars$48.31-0.1%$51.50+6.6%+46.6%$2.71B$661.82M42.01580NKTRNektar Therapeutics4.1488 of 5 stars$59.93-1.0%$91.67+53.0%+181.4%$1.14B$74.93M-6.81220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IDEXX Laboratories Alternatives Merck & Co., Inc. 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