Twitter closed the most recent trading day at $43.90, moving -1.04% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.02%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.74%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.4%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the short messaging service had lost 5.9% over the past month. This has lagged the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 3.79% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.91% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Twitter as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.33, down 13.16% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.57 billion, up 21.7% from the prior-year quarter.
TWTR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $5.09 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +116.09% and +36.94%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Twitter. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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 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. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Twitter currently has a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Twitter has a Forward P/E ratio of 316.86 right now. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 63.82.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 189, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
To follow TWTR in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.
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Twitter (TWTR) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Twitter closed the most recent trading day at $43.90, moving -1.04% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.02%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.74%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.4%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the short messaging service had lost 5.9% over the past month. This has lagged the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 3.79% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.91% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Twitter as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.33, down 13.16% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.57 billion, up 21.7% from the prior-year quarter.
TWTR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $5.09 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +116.09% and +36.94%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Twitter. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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 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. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Twitter currently has a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Twitter has a Forward P/E ratio of 316.86 right now. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 63.82.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 189, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
To follow TWTR in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.