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Constellation Brands (STZ) Stock Moves -1.73%: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Constellation Brands (STZ - Free Report) closed at $217.77, marking a -1.73% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's 2.06% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 2.13%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.25%.

Heading into today, shares of the wine, liquor and beer company had gained 2.6% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 2.85% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.01% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from STZ as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be January 4, 2019. On that day, STZ is projected to report earnings of $2.06 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 3%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.91 billion, up 6.28% from the prior-year quarter.

STZ's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $9.42 per share and revenue of $8.14 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.03% and +7.28%, respectively.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for STZ. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.94% higher. STZ is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).

Looking at its valuation, STZ is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 23.52. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 23.52, so we one might conclude that STZ is trading at a no noticeable deviation comparatively.

It is also worth noting that STZ currently has a PEG ratio of 2.15. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Beverages - Alcohol industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.55 as of yesterday's close.

The Beverages - Alcohol industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 233, putting it in the bottom 9% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.

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