Yahoo Finance Vivint Solar (VSLR) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Vivint Solar (VSLR) closed at $4.98 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.78% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 6.24% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 6.38%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 5.6%.
Heading into today, shares of the residential solar energy system company had lost 57.43% over the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 35.98% and the S&P 500's loss of 21.22% in that time.
VSLR will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect VSLR to post earnings of -$0.64 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 190.91%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $83.70 million, up 20.66% from the year-ago period.
VSLR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$2.58 per share and revenue of $419.50 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -207.14% and +23.01%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for VSLR. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 25.85% lower within the past month. VSLR is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 35, putting it in the top 14% of all 250+ industries.
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