Yahoo Finance What Are Analysts Saying About Zoetis Inc.'s (NYSE:ZTS) Growth?
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Since Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS) released its earnings in March 2019, analyst forecasts seem fairly subdued, with earnings expected to grow by 3.2% in the upcoming year relative to the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 23%. By 2020, we can expect Zoetis’s bottom line to reach US$1.5b, a jump from the current trailing-twelve-month of US$1.4b. Below is a brief commentary around Zoetis's earnings outlook going forward, which may give you a sense of market sentiment for the company. For those interested in more of an analysis of the company, you can research its fundamentals here.
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How will Zoetis perform in the near future?
The longer term view from the 15 analysts covering ZTS is one of positive sentiment. Given that it becomes hard to forecast far into the future, broker analysts tend to project ahead roughly three years. I've plotted out each year's earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to calculate an annual growth rate from the slope in order to understand the overall trajectory of ZTS's earnings growth over these next few years.
This results in an annual growth rate of 12% based on the most recent earnings level of US$1.4b to the final forecast of US$2.0b by 2022. EPS reaches $4.3 in the final year of forecast compared to the current $2.96 EPS today. With a current profit margin of 25%, this movement will result in a margin of 29% by 2022.
Next Steps:
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