Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Carlisle (CSL): Time to Buy?

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Carlisle (CSL - Free Report) could be a solid choice for investors given the company's remarkably improving earnings outlook. While the stock has been a strong performer lately, this trend might continue since analysts are still raising their earnings estimates for the company.

The rising trend in estimate revisions, which is a result of growing analyst optimism on the earnings prospects of this diversified manufacturer, should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. This insight is at the core of our stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank.

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For Carlisle, strong agreement among the covering analysts in revising earnings estimates upward has resulted in meaningful improvement in consensus estimates for the next quarter and full year.

Current-Quarter Estimate Revisions

The company is expected to earn $5.35 per share for the current quarter, which represents a year-over-year change of +78.93%.

Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Carlisle has increased 18.89% because two estimates have moved higher compared to no negative revisions.

Current-Year Estimate Revisions

For the full year, the earnings estimate of $20.22 per share represents a change of +114.19% from the year-ago number.

There has been an encouraging trend in estimate revisions for the current year as well. Over the past month, two estimates have moved up for Carlisle versus no negative revisions. This has pushed the consensus estimate 14.63% higher.

Favorable Zacks Rank

Thanks to promising estimate revisions, Carlisle currently carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). The Zacks Rank is a tried-and-tested rating tool that helps investors effectively harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and make the right investment decision. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Our research shows that stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and 2 (Buy) significantly outperform the S&P 500.

Bottom Line

While strong estimate revisions for Carlisle have attracted decent investments and pushed the stock 21.7% higher over the past four weeks, further upside may still be left in the stock. So, you may consider adding it to your portfolio right away.

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