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Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Twitter (TWTR): Time to Buy?

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Twitter, Inc. is a global platform for real time conversation 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 TWTR’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 Twitter could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for TWTR

In the past 30 days, 10 estimates have gone higher for Twitter while two have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from 21 cents a share 30 days ago, to 25 cents today, a move of 19%.

Current Year Estimates for TWTR

Meanwhile, Twitter’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 12 estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to two lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from 71 cents a share 30 days ago to 79 cents a share today, an increase of 11.3%.

Twitter, Inc. Price and Consensus

Twitter, Inc. Price and Consensus | Twitter, Inc. Quote

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 9.6% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So, investors may want to consider this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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