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Nokia (NOK) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, Nokia (NOK - Free Report) closed at $5.02, marking a +1.01% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.97%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.35%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.39%.
Heading into today, shares of the technology company had lost 2.17% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1.04% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.64% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NOK as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, NOK is projected to report earnings of $0.01 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 75%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $6.06 billion, down 4.43% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.24 per share and revenue of $25.95 billion. These totals would mark changes of -11.11% and -2.36%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for NOK. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-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.
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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. NOK currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, NOK is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 20.93. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 24.27, which means NOK is trading at a discount to the group.
The Wireless Equipment industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 19, which puts it in the top 8% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
To follow NOK in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.
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Nokia (NOK) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Nokia (NOK - Free Report) closed at $5.02, marking a +1.01% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.97%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.35%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.39%.
Heading into today, shares of the technology company had lost 2.17% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1.04% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.64% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NOK as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, NOK is projected to report earnings of $0.01 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 75%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $6.06 billion, down 4.43% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.24 per share and revenue of $25.95 billion. These totals would mark changes of -11.11% and -2.36%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for NOK. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-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.
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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. NOK currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, NOK is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 20.93. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 24.27, which means NOK is trading at a discount to the group.
The Wireless Equipment industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 19, which puts it in the top 8% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
To follow NOK in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.