Zoetis (ZTS) Competitors $148.61 -1.42 (-0.95%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$148.57 -0.04 (-0.03%) As of 07/18/2025 07:59 PM 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 PCRXShould 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 Pacira BioSciences (PCRX). 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 Pacira BioSciences Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) and IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to ZTS or IDXX? In the previous week, Zoetis had 17 more articles in the media than IDEXX Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Zoetis and 27 mentions for IDEXX Laboratories. IDEXX Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Zoetis' score of 1.21 indicating that IDEXX Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Zoetis 29 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDEXX Laboratories 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ZTS or IDXX more profitable? Zoetis has a net margin of 27.12% compared to IDEXX Laboratories' net margin of 22.76%. IDEXX Laboratories' return on equity of 57.35% beat Zoetis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zoetis27.12% 55.48% 19.14% IDEXX Laboratories 22.76%57.35%26.97% Do analysts recommend ZTS or IDXX? Zoetis presently has a consensus target price of $204.63, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. IDEXX Laboratories has a consensus target price of $560.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.89%. 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 Zoetis 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70IDEXX Laboratories 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has better earnings and valuation, ZTS or IDXX? 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 RatioZoetis$9.26B7.15$2.49B$5.5726.68IDEXX Laboratories$3.90B10.62$887.87M$10.8247.56 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ZTS or IDXX? 92.8% of Zoetis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Zoetis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, ZTS or IDXX? Zoetis has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEXX Laboratories has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryIDEXX Laboratories beats Zoetis on 10 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ZTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$66.16B$2.44B$5.53B$20.79BDividend Yield1.35%1.80%3.76%3.65%P/E Ratio26.689.0228.2627.58Price / Sales7.15557.90412.9970.58Price / Cash21.02161.4735.8522.27Price / Book14.065.008.114.66Net Income$2.49B$30.99M$3.25B$995.72M7 Day Performance-4.07%1.69%1.63%-0.30%1 Month Performance-5.50%10.07%7.62%4.91%1 Year Performance-16.78%0.90%32.74%11.21% Zoetis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZTSZoetis4.9571 of 5 stars$148.61-0.9%$204.63+37.7%-16.8%$66.16B$9.26B26.6813,800Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionIDXXIDEXX Laboratories3.5741 of 5 stars$531.74-0.3%$558.11+5.0%+9.9%$42.76B$3.93B49.1411,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMRKMerck & Co., Inc.4.9954 of 5 stars$83.72+0.4%$108.69+29.8%-36.4%$210.21B$64.17B12.1975,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPFEPfizer4.9724 of 5 stars$25.36-1.2%$28.55+12.6%-18.4%$144.15B$62.46B18.3781,000Trending NewsBMYBristol Myers Squibb4.8206 of 5 stars$47.36+1.1%$57.69+21.8%+11.2%$96.38B$47.64B17.7434,100Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionRPRXRoyalty Pharma4.9701 of 5 stars$36.26+1.2%$48.33+33.3%+26.5%$20.39B$2.26B19.6080News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCORTCorcept Therapeutics4.8258 of 5 stars$72.78+1.2%$138.25+90.0%+109.1%$7.72B$675.04M62.74300Positive NewsJAZZJazz Pharmaceuticals4.8521 of 5 stars$111.47+1.1%$184.00+65.1%+3.5%$6.75B$4.06B14.862,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRGOPerrigo4.6757 of 5 stars$27.42-0.4%$33.00+20.4%-3.8%$3.77B$4.37B-20.938,379News CoveragePositive NewsSUPNSupernus Pharmaceuticals2.579 of 5 stars$33.95+2.5%$36.00+6.0%+6.9%$1.90B$661.82M30.59580News CoverageAnalyst DowngradePCRXPacira BioSciences3.2986 of 5 stars$23.33+1.9%$26.44+13.3%+11.5%$1.08B$700.97M-10.23720Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IDEXX Laboratories Alternatives Merck & Co., Inc. 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