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Roku (ROKU) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Roku (ROKU - Free Report) closed at $331.90, marking a +1.88% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.18%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.52%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.76%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the video streaming company had lost 11.84% over the past month. This has lagged the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 1.41% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.55% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from ROKU as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, ROKU is projected to report earnings of -$0.04 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 91.11%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $493.32 million, up 53.79% from the year-ago period.

ROKU's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$0.37 per share and revenue of $2.54 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -164.29% and +42.71%, respectively.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for ROKU should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 10.06% lower. ROKU is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

The Broadcast Radio and Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 155, putting it in the bottom 39% of all 250+ industries.

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