How to buy Zhongchao stock

Zhongchao Inc is a health information services business based in the US. Zhongchao shares (ZCMD) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Zhongchao employs 91 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$16.4 million.

How to buy shares in Zhongchao

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Zhongchao. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ZCMD. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Zhongchao reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Zhongchao, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Zhongchao. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Zhongchao share price

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Zhongchao shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-01-13.

52-week range	USD$1.59 - USD$4.98
50-day moving average	USD$1.787
200-day moving average	USD$1.9668
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio	12.1458
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.1959

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Is Zhongchao under- or over-valued?

Valuing Zhongchao stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Zhongchao's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Zhongchao's P/E ratio

Zhongchao's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Zhongchao shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Zhongchao's EBITDA

Zhongchao's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$4.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Zhongchao's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Zhongchao financials

Revenue TTM	USD$16.4 million
Operating margin TTM	26.06%
Gross profit TTM	USD$10.2 million
Return on assets TTM	11.57%
Return on equity TTM	18.48%
Profit margin	23.08%
Book value	N/A
Market capitalisation	USD$46.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Zhongchao shares

There are currently 11,120 Zhongchao shares held short by investors – that's known as Zhongchao's "short interest". This figure is 59.9% down from 27,765 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Zhongchao shares can be evaluated.

Zhongchao's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Zhongchao's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Zhongchao shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Zhongchao shares traded daily (recently around 92666.666666667). Zhongchao's SIR currently stands at 0.12. In other words for every 100,000 Zhongchao shares traded daily on the market, roughly 120 shares are currently held short.

However Zhongchao's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Zhongchao shares, or, against the total number of tradable Zhongchao shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Zhongchao's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Zhongchao shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0009% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Zhongchao shares, roughly 1 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Zhongchao.

Find out more about how you can short Zhongchao stock.

Zhongchao share dividends

We're not expecting Zhongchao to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Zhongchao overview

Zhongchao Inc. provides healthcare information, education, and training services in China. It offers online and onsite health information services, healthcare education programs, and healthcare training products, including clinical practice training, open classes of popular medical topics, interactive case studies, academic conference and workshops, continuing education courses, and articles and short videos with educational healthcare content. The company operates through its mdmooc.org online platform, as well as Sunshine Health Forums, a Wechat subscription account and mobile app. It serves enterprises, non-for-profit organizations, and medical journals, as well as healthcare professionals, nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Zhongchao is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 37.236% of Zhongchao shares are held by insiders and 0.095% by institutions.

• How many people work for Zhongchao?

  Latest data suggests 91 work at Zhongchao.

• When does the fiscal year end for Zhongchao?

  Zhongchao's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Zhongchao based?

  Zhongchao's address is: Nanxi Creative Center, Shanghai, China, 200040

• What is Zhongchao's ISIN number?

  Zhongchao's international securities identification number is: KYG9897X1079

• What is Zhongchao's CUSIP number?

  Zhongchao's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G9897X107