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Can Halozyme (HALO) Run Higher on Strong Earnings Estimate Revisions?

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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (HALO - Free Report) is a therapeutically driven, development stage biopharmaceutical company, which 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 HALO’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 Halozyme could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for HALO

In the past 30 days, three estimates have gone higher for Halozyme while one has gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from a loss of 27 cents a share 30 days ago, to earnings of 54 cents today.

Current Year Estimates for HALO

Meanwhile, Halozyme’s 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 $1.03 per share 30 days ago to a loss of 5 cents per share today, an increase of 95.1%.

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 37.2% 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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