Yahoo Finance NetApp (NTAP) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know
NetApp (NTAP) closed at $59.09 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.52% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.12% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.33%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.08%.
Heading into today, shares of the data storage company had lost 11.87% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 4.42% and the S&P 500's loss of 6.96% in that time.
NTAP will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 13, 2019. In that report, analysts expect NTAP to post earnings of $1.15 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 16.16%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.60 billion, up 5.16% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $4.50 per share and revenue of $6.30 billion. These totals would mark changes of +29.68% and +6.52%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for NTAP. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. NTAP is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, NTAP is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 13.2. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 13.2, so we one might conclude that NTAP is trading at a no noticeable deviation comparatively.
Meanwhile, NTAP's PEG ratio is currently 0.93. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Computer- Storage Devices was holding an average PEG ratio of 0.93 at yesterday's closing price.
The Computer- Storage Devices industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 171, putting it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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