234,151 Shares in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. $ZIM Purchased by Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC purchased a new stake in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE:ZIM) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 234,151 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,173,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services during the second quarter worth approximately $37,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services by 230.6% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,537 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services by 124.0% during the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 4,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 2,555 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services during the second quarter worth approximately $97,000. 21.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Price Performance

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services stock opened at $28.94 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.49 billion, a PE ratio of 7.27 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $24.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.84. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has a one year low of $11.03 and a one year high of $29.97.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.01) by $1.33. The firm had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 6.94%. As a group, research analysts expect that ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. will post 16.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.2%. This is a boost from ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’s payout ratio is presently 0.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on ZIM shares. UBS Group set a $9.70 price target on ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in a report on Monday, November 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded ZIM Integrated Shipping Services from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on ZIM Integrated Shipping Services from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Citigroup raised shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $11.50 to $31.80 in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.21.

Key Stories Impacting ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

Here are the key news stories impacting ZIM Integrated Shipping Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pending $35 cash buyout creates a clear merger-arbitrage opportunity (gap between current price and $35 offer) and includes a structure to address Israeli regulatory concerns via a New ZIM entity — this is the dominant catalyst supporting upside if the deal closes. ZIM’s $35 Buyout: An Arbitrage Play With a Solid Floor
• Positive Sentiment: Company declared a large quarterly dividend of $0.88/share (annualized yield ~12.1%) — a 183.9% increase vs. the prior quarter, which boosts near-term cash return to shareholders and supports the share floor. ZIM Reports Financial Results (PR Newswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 delivered an EPS surprise — reported $0.32 per share vs. a consensus loss — signaling underlying profitability and reducing downside risk independent of freight-rate volatility. The quarter also produced positive net income and solid full-year adjusted EBITDA. ZIM Reports Financial Results (PR Newswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest plunged ~58% in February to ~6.36M shares (≈5.4% of float) with a short-interest ratio of ~0.7 days — heavy short-covering reduces one source of selling pressure and can support near-term price stability.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry context: analysts and trade press note cooling container markets even as the Hapag‑Lloyd deal looms; geopolitical routing (e.g., Red Sea) and fleet dynamics continue to create mixed freight-rate signals. ZIM Navigates Cooling Container Markets, Hapag-Lloyd Deal Looms
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue for the quarter came in slightly below some analyst forecasts ($1.48B vs. ~$1.54B expected), indicating top-line pressure amid cooling rates — a potential headwind if trends continue post-deal. ZIM Q4 Revenue Miss (Yahoo Finance)

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Company Profile

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) is a global container shipping company specializing in the transportation of dry cargo, refrigerated goods and special project cargo. The company operates a modern fleet of container vessels that call at major ports worldwide, offering scheduled liner services and tailored logistics solutions to exporters, importers and freight forwarders.

Founded in 1945 in Haifa, Israel, ZIM has grown from a regional carrier into a worldwide operator through a series of strategic partnerships, fleet expansions and network enhancements.