Velocity Financial (VEL Quick QuoteVEL - Free Report) shares ended the last trading session 6.1% higher at $7.79. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 2.2% loss over the past four weeks.

VEL extended its rally for the third straight day, driven by optimism surrounding the growing demand for origination as well as refinancing of mortgage loans. This can be attributed to historically low rates, which is benefiting the mortgage industry.

Price and Consensus

This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.10 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -77.3%. Revenues are expected to be $17.5 million, down 2.6% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For Velocity Financial, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on VEL going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>