North American Construction (NOA - Free Report) closed at $12.25 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.66% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.08%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.91%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.31%.
Heading into today, shares of the heavy construction and mining services company had gained 1% over the past month, lagging the Construction sector's gain of 1.76% and outpacing the S&P 500's loss of 0.68% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NOA as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.31, up 675% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $124.79 million, up 91.57% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.38 per share and revenue of $547.58 million, which would represent changes of +228.57% and +72.94%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for NOA. 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.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, 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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. NOA is holding a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) right now.
In terms of valuation, NOA is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 8.85. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 10.56, which means NOA is trading at a discount to the group.
The Building Products - Heavy Construction industry is part of the Construction sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 156, putting it in the bottom 40% 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.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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North American Construction (NOA - Free Report) closed at $12.25 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.66% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.08%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.91%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.31%.
Heading into today, shares of the heavy construction and mining services company had gained 1% over the past month, lagging the Construction sector's gain of 1.76% and outpacing the S&P 500's loss of 0.68% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NOA as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.31, up 675% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $124.79 million, up 91.57% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.38 per share and revenue of $547.58 million, which would represent changes of +228.57% and +72.94%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for NOA. 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.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, 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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. NOA is holding a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) right now.
In terms of valuation, NOA is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 8.85. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 10.56, which means NOA is trading at a discount to the group.
The Building Products - Heavy Construction industry is part of the Construction sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 156, putting it in the bottom 40% 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.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"
From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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