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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
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Cisco Systems (CSCO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $56.69, moving +0.62% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.88%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.55%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.32%.
Heading into today, shares of the seller of routers, switches, software and services had gained 6.85% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.96% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from CSCO as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be May 15, 2019. On that day, CSCO is projected to report earnings of $0.77 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 16.67%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $12.90 billion, up 3.48% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.06 per share and revenue of $51.67 billion, which would represent changes of +17.69% and +4.75%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for CSCO. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. CSCO is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Investors should also note CSCO's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 18.42. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 18.28.
We can also see that CSCO currently has a PEG ratio of 2.63. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Computer - Networking stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.04 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Computer - Networking industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 75, which puts it in the top 30% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks. Com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
Cisco Systems (CSCO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $56.69, moving +0.62% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.88%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.55%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.32%.
Heading into today, shares of the seller of routers, switches, software and services had gained 6.85% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.96% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from CSCO as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be May 15, 2019. On that day, CSCO is projected to report earnings of $0.77 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 16.67%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $12.90 billion, up 3.48% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.06 per share and revenue of $51.67 billion, which would represent changes of +17.69% and +4.75%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for CSCO. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. CSCO is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Investors should also note CSCO's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 18.42. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 18.28.
We can also see that CSCO currently has a PEG ratio of 2.63. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Computer - Networking stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.04 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Computer - Networking industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 75, which puts it in the top 30% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks. Com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.