Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Misses Q4 Earnings Estimate

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Phoenix, AZ-based Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW - Free Report) , together with its subsidiaries, provides electricity services in the state of Arizona.

Pinnacle West’s continuous investment in traditional generation, transmission & distribution lines will boost its performance over the long run.

The gradual recovery in Arizona’s economy, decline in unemployment rates and increasing housing permits will boost demand going forward. However, stringent regulations and fluctuations in commodity price remain the concern.

Estimate Trend & Surprise History

Investors should note that the fourth quarter Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings of 49 cents per share has increased by a penny over the last 60 days.

Coming to the earnings surprise, Pinnacle West has missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three out of the last four quarters, resulting in a negative average surprise of 9.99%.

Zacks Rank: Currently, Pinnacle West has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) but that could change following its third quarter 2016 earnings report which has just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

We have highlighted some of the key details from the just-released announcement below:

Earnings: Pinnacle West’s fourth-quarter earnings lagged expectation. While our consensus called for an earnings of 49 cents, the company reported EPS of 47 cents.

Key Stat: In 2016, total customer growth improved by 1.4% year over year.

Stock Price: It would be interesting to see how the market reacts to the negative earnings surprise during the trading session today.

Check back later for our full write up on this PNW earnings report later!

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