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Sunworks, Inc. (SUNW) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Sunworks, Inc. closed at $0.70 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.8% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.95%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.94%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.8%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 9.23% over the past month. This has outpaced the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 1.31% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.47% in that time.

SUNW will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect SUNW to post earnings of $0 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 100%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $19 million, down 4.95% from the prior-year quarter.

SUNW's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$0.17 per share and revenue of $68.80 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -21.43% and -3.05%, respectively.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for SUNW. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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. SUNW is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).

The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 56, which puts it in the top 22% of all 250+ industries.

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