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Ethan Allen (ETH) Surges 5.6%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. shares soared 5.6% in the last trading session to close at $28.96. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 5.2% loss over the past four weeks.

Shares of Ethan Allen have been gaining owing to its strong offerings, a strong network of retail design centers, and focus on interior design services and technology.

Price and Consensus

Price Consensus Chart for ETH

This home furnishings company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +533.3%. Revenues are expected to be $177.9 million, up 94.3% 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 Ethan Allen, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 30% higher over the last 30 days to the current level. And a positive trend in earnings estimate revision usually translates into price appreciation. So, make sure to keep an eye on ETH going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

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

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