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Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Good News for Extreme Networks (EXTR)

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Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR - Free Report) is a computer networking company 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 EXTR’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 Extreme Networks could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for EXTR

In the past 60 days, two estimates have gone higher for Extreme Networks while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from 3 cents a share 30 days ago, to 5 cents today, a move of 66.7%.

Current Year Estimates for EXTR

Meanwhile, Extreme Networks’ current year figures are also looking quite promising, with two estimates moving higher in the past two months, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from 19 cents per share 30 days ago to 25 cents per share today, an increase of 31.6%.

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 9.7% 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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