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Increased Earnings Estimates Seen for Calumet Specialty Products (CLMT): Can It Move Higher?

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Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (CLMT - Free Report) is a leading independent producer of high-quality, specialty hydrocarbon products 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 CLMT’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 Calumet Specialty Products could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for CLMT

In the past 30 days, two estimates have gone higher for Calumet Specialty Products while one have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 53 cents a share 30 days ago, to a loss of 44 cents today, a move of 16.9%.

Current Year Estimates for CLMT

Meanwhile, Calumet Specialty Products’ current year figures are also looking quite promising, with four estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, narrowing from a loss of $1.76 per share 30 days ago to a loss of $1.22 per share today, an increase of 30.7%.

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 14.9% 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 #3 (Hold) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.

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