Yahoo Finance Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Virgin Galactic (SPCE) closed at $1.53, marking a -0.65% move from the previous day. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.73%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.62%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.93%.
Shares of the company have depreciated by 8.33% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Aerospace sector's gain of 0.56% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.29%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Virgin Galactic in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be -$0.42, reflecting a 23.64% increase from the same quarter last year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $1.1 million, indicating a 42.86% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
SPCE's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$1.85 per share and revenue of $5.05 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +2.12% and +118.6%, respectively.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Virgin Galactic. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the company's business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 1.05% upward. As of now, Virgin Galactic holds a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 146, putting it in the bottom 43% of all 250+ industries.
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