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Rite Aid (RAD) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

Rite Aid (RAD) closed the most recent trading day at $5.25, moving -0.94% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.36%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.18%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.09%.

Coming into today, shares of the drugstore chain had gained 28.95% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 0.95%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.44%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from Rite Aid as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of -$0.32, down 313.33% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $5.94 billion, down 4.68% from the prior-year quarter.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$2.11 per share and revenue of $23.57 billion, which would represent changes of -39.74% and -4.05%, respectively, from the prior year.

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Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Rite Aid. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Rite Aid is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Retail - Pharmacies and Drug Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 210, which puts it in the bottom 17% of all 250+ industries.

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