Zoetis (ZTS) Valuation Check After a 32% 12‑Month Share Price Decline

Zoetis (ZTS) has been grinding lower this year, with the stock down roughly 32% over the past 12 months despite steady mid single digit revenue and earnings growth in its animal health franchise.

See our latest analysis for Zoetis.

The latest 1 day share price return of minus 1.46 percent and a 90 day slide of 22.61 percent suggest sentiment has cooled sharply, which helps explain the 1 year total shareholder return of minus 31.87 percent despite ongoing business growth.

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With shares now trading at a sizable discount to analyst targets despite consistent revenue and earnings growth, investors face a key question: Is Zoetis quietly becoming undervalued, or is the market correctly pricing in its future trajectory?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 30.2% Undervalued

With Zoetis last closing at $118.65 versus a narrative fair value of $169.96, the current gap frames a sharply contrarian long term outlook.

Ongoing innovation and accelerated R&D output, with expectations for a major new product approval in a key market every year over the next few years, positions Zoetis to expand addressable markets, launch higher margin products, and protect market share positively impacting organic revenue growth and net margins.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how modest top line growth assumptions, fatter margins, and a richer future earnings multiple can still justify a premium valuation gap? The full narrative reveals the precise growth runway and profitability mix it believes will close the distance between today’s price and that higher fair value.

Result: Fair Value of $169.96 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, competitive pressure in key franchises and slower than expected uptake of newer OA pain therapies could easily derail this optimistic valuation path.

Find out about the key risks to this Zoetis narrative.

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