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$ZTS โ BUY ๐
Zoetis Inc.
๐ฏ Q1 FY26 | Rev $2B | EPS $1.53 vs $1.62 ๐ด
๐ก Consensus extrapolates the quarterly miss into a permanent growth slowdown, pricing the stock at 8x forward earnings. Our variant view is that the miss was largely temporary (e.g., distributor destocking, FX), and the robust fullโyear outlook points to sustained midโsingleโdigit growth, supporting a reโrating to 12โ13x.
๐ Reward/Risk: 4.7:1
๐ข Business Quality: 9/10 - Dominant global animal health platform with diversified species/therapeutic exposure, recessionโresistant demand, and industryโleading margins (operating margin >35%)
๐ Valuation: cheap โ using forward P/E (8.0x on FY26 guidance midโpoint $9.82), EV/EBITDA (~10x vs 14x peers), and FCF yield (~9% unlevered); all are near decade...
๐ Our read: BUY. Full analysis โ
https://stockduty.xyz/s/ZTS0621
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