ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Analysis

ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) is one of 45 publicly-traded companies in the “TRANS – SERVICES” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare ZTO Express (Cayman) to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$45.21 billion	$1.21 billion	11.42
ZTO Express (Cayman) Competitors	$9.45 billion	$184.70 million	14.15

ZTO Express (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. ZTO Express (Cayman) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 47.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. ZTO Express (Cayman) is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of shares of all “TRANS – SERVICES” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ZTO Express (Cayman) and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.77%	15.91%	10.65%
ZTO Express (Cayman) Competitors	2.85%	-6.69%	2.80%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ZTO Express (Cayman) and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0	1	3	1	3.00
ZTO Express (Cayman) Competitors	364	1332	1507	90	2.40

ZTO Express (Cayman) presently has a consensus target price of $21.76, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. As a group, “TRANS – SERVICES” companies have a potential downside of 2.80%. Given ZTO Express (Cayman)’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ZTO Express (Cayman) is more favorable than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman)’s competitors have a beta of 0.94, indicating that their average stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZTO Express (Cayman) beats its competitors on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Company Profile

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.