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Siderurgica Nacional (SID) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Siderurgica Nacional (SID - Free Report) closed at $7.05 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.95% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.43% gain on the day.

Heading into today, shares of the steelmaker had lost 19.21% over the past month, lagging the Basic Materials sector's loss of 0.65% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.56% in that time.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from SID as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect SID to post earnings of $0.80 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 370.59%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $3.05 billion, up 88.09% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.19 per share and revenue of $10.95 billion, which would represent changes of +431.67% and +88.75%, respectively, from the prior year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for SID. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest 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. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 2.45% lower. SID is holding a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) right now.

Investors should also note SID's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 2.26. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 4.99, so we one might conclude that SID is trading at a discount comparatively.

Also, we should mention that SID has a PEG ratio of 0.1. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Steel - Producers industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.21 as of yesterday's close.

The Steel - Producers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 21, putting it in the top 9% 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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