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Allakos Inc. (ALLK) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

Zacks Equity Research
·2 min read

Allakos Inc. (ALLK) closed at $6.81 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.58% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.28% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.29%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.16%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 34.45% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector lost 9.62%, while the S&P 500 lost 5.39%.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Allakos Inc. as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, Allakos Inc. is projected to report earnings of -$1.18 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 37.21%.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Allakos Inc.Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

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The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, putting it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.

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