ZTO Express
About: ZTO Express is China's largest express delivery company by parcel volume, with a volume share of 19.4% in 2024. It operates a network partner model where it provides line-haul transportation and sorting services, while its local network partners provide first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery services under the ZTO brand name. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company was founded in 2002 by Meisong Lai, who remains chair, CEO, and its major shareholder with 78% voting rights as of March 31, 2025. ZTO's strategic shareholder is leading China e-commerce company Alibaba Group with around an 8.9% interest.
Employees: 24,477
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
339% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $144M | Put options by funds: $32.7M
8.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.51% [Q1] → 14.31% (-8.2%) [Q2]
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 202 [Q1] → 179 (-23) [Q2]
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 77
43% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.67B [Q1] → $1.52B (-$1.15B) [Q2]
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 40
64% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q1] → 4 (-7) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
B of A Securities
Fan Tso
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$22
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Neutral
Maintained
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20 Aug 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about ZTO published over the past 30 days