ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.

NYSE:ZTO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$21.7b

ZTO Express (Cayman) Valuation

Is ZTO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ZTO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ZTO ($26.99) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($45.67)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ZTO is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ZTO?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ZTO key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11x
PEG Ratio1.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ZTO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ZTO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.2x
EXPD Expeditors International of Washington
25.2x5.0%US$17.0b
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide
37.7x14.6%US$12.5b
GXO GXO Logistics
42.1x35.3%US$5.9b
FDX FedEx
15.8x10.8%US$63.7b
ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman)
18x14.3%US$21.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ZTO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x) compared to the peer average (30.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ZTO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Logistics Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a14.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ZTO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x) compared to the Global Logistics industry average (18.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ZTO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ZTO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18x
Fair PE Ratio19x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ZTO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ZTO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$26.99
US$28.99
+7.4%
12.9%US$38.73US$20.48n/a21
Sep ’25US$21.44
US$28.53
+33.1%
12.7%US$38.15US$20.33n/a21
Aug ’25US$18.50
US$28.46
+53.9%
15.7%US$38.27US$14.61n/a21
Jul ’25US$20.71
US$28.45
+37.4%
15.7%US$38.25US$14.60n/a21
Jun ’25US$22.79
US$28.59
+25.4%
14.9%US$38.36US$14.65n/a21
May ’25US$21.07
US$28.11
+33.4%
15.0%US$38.25US$14.67n/a21
Apr ’25US$21.45
US$28.35
+32.2%
15.2%US$38.35US$14.64n/a20
Mar ’25US$20.31
US$30.07
+48.1%
19.9%US$39.48US$14.57n/a19
Feb ’25US$16.54
US$30.95
+87.1%
19.1%US$39.57US$14.61n/a20
Jan ’25US$21.28
US$31.68
+48.9%
16.5%US$39.78US$14.69n/a20
Dec ’24US$22.27
US$32.13
+44.3%
17.2%US$41.01US$14.73n/a20
Nov ’24US$23.50
US$35.25
+50.0%
10.7%US$42.59US$29.92n/a20
Oct ’24US$24.17
US$35.33
+46.2%
10.5%US$42.59US$29.92US$25.4020
Sep ’24US$25.25
US$35.70
+41.4%
10.6%US$42.84US$30.10US$21.4421
Aug ’24US$26.92
US$36.78
+36.6%
9.1%US$42.97US$29.89US$18.5021
Jul ’24US$25.08
US$36.49
+45.5%
8.8%US$42.55US$29.60US$20.7121
Jun ’24US$25.79
US$37.21
+44.3%
8.5%US$43.57US$30.30US$22.7921
May ’24US$27.48
US$35.12
+27.8%
9.1%US$42.00US$30.16US$21.0721
Apr ’24US$28.66
US$34.97
+22.0%
8.2%US$41.00US$30.20US$21.4521
Mar ’24US$24.30
US$34.90
+43.6%
8.9%US$41.13US$29.62US$20.3121
Feb ’24US$29.36
US$35.21
+19.9%
9.2%US$41.77US$30.08US$16.5421
Jan ’24US$26.87
US$33.87
+26.1%
10.8%US$40.43US$24.66US$21.2821
Dec ’23US$24.86
US$32.81
+32.0%
11.1%US$39.10US$23.86US$22.2721
Nov ’23US$17.77
US$34.41
+93.6%
10.4%US$41.43US$29.20US$23.5021
Oct ’23US$24.03
US$34.63
+44.1%
9.0%US$40.24US$30.11US$24.1720

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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