Zip Co Ltd and Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) shares are 2 ASX shares to watch

The Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP) share price has risen 371.0% since the start of 2024. It's probably worth asking, 'is the ZIP share price top value?'
The Zip Co Ltd (ASX:ZIP) share price has risen 371.0% since the start of 2024. The Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) share price is about 22.6% off its 52-week low.

ZIP share price in focus

Zip Co was founded in 2013 and is a financial technology company. It offers a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service that is popular among retail consumers.

Zip allows customers to purchase items immediately and repay them over interest-free instalments.

Zip operates on a global scale with over 79,300 retail partners and 6 million customers. In September 2020, Zip acquired US-based BNPL company Quadpay to further establish itself in the US market.

FMG shares

Fortescue Ltd is an iron ore production and exploration company with assets located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Perth.

Fortescue’s main operation is in iron ore production, shipping more than 190 million tonnes annually. However, Fortescue has also been ramping up exploration activities across Australia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Kazakhstan for materials like copper, rare earths, and lithium.

This is part of Fortescue’s long-term strategy to take advantage of the shift to renewable energy. Demand for copper, lithium, and other rare earths are expected to skyrocket and Fortescue intends to fill that demand.

ZIP share price valuation

As a growth company, one way to put a broad projection on the ZIP share price could be to compare its price-to-sales multiple over time. Currently, Zip Co Ltd shares have a price-sales ratio of 4.39x, compared to its 5-year average of 5.81x, meaning its shares are trading below their historical average. This could mean that the share price has fallen, or sales have increased, or both. In the case of ZIP, revenue has been growing over the last 3 years. Please keep in mind that context is important – and this is just one valuation technique. Investment decisions can’t just be based on one metric.

Since it is a more of a ‘blue chip’ company, we could look at the dividend yield of FMG to determine its value. FMG is offering a trailing dividend yield of around 10.08%, which compares to its 5-year average of 10.52%.The Rask websites offer free online investing courses, created by analysts explaining things like Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Dividend Discount Models (DDM). They even include free valuation spreadsheets. Both of these models would be a better way to value the FMG share price.”)

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