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Skechers (SKX) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, Skechers (SKX - Free Report) closed at $37.22, marking a +1.44% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.2%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.08%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.3%.
Heading into today, shares of the shoe company had gained 4% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 3.39% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.25% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from SKX as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be October 22, 2019. On that day, SKX is projected to report earnings of $0.68 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 17.24%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.34 billion, up 13.6% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.25 per share and revenue of $5.10 billion. These totals would mark changes of +17.19% and +9.79%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for SKX. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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.
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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. SKX is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Digging into valuation, SKX currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 16.28. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 15.93.
Meanwhile, SKX's PEG ratio is currently 1.09. 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. The Shoes and Retail Apparel industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.67 as of yesterday's close.
The Shoes and Retail Apparel industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 22, putting it in the top 9% 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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Skechers (SKX) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Skechers (SKX - Free Report) closed at $37.22, marking a +1.44% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.2%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.08%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.3%.
Heading into today, shares of the shoe company had gained 4% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 3.39% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.25% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from SKX as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be October 22, 2019. On that day, SKX is projected to report earnings of $0.68 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 17.24%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.34 billion, up 13.6% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.25 per share and revenue of $5.10 billion. These totals would mark changes of +17.19% and +9.79%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for SKX. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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.
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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. SKX is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Digging into valuation, SKX currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 16.28. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 15.93.
Meanwhile, SKX's PEG ratio is currently 1.09. 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. The Shoes and Retail Apparel industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.67 as of yesterday's close.
The Shoes and Retail Apparel industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 22, putting it in the top 9% 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.