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Why Fairmount Santrol (FMSA) Could Be Positioned for a Surge

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Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. is a sand-based product provider that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on FMSA’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Fairmount Santrol could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for FMSA

In the past 30 days, 4 estimates have gone higher for Fairmount Santrol while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 10 cents a share 30 days ago, to a loss of 8 cents per share today, a move of 20%.

Current Year Estimates for FMSA

Meanwhile, Fairmount Santrol’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 4 estimates moving higher in the past month while none have gone lower in the same time period. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, narrowing from a loss of 43 cents per share 30 days ago to a loss of 37 cents per share today, an increase of 13.9%.

FAIRMOUNT SNTRL Price and Consensus

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Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 25.7% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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