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Ocugen (OCGN) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know

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Ocugen (OCGN - Free Report) closed at $6.71 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.61% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.54% loss on the day.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the biotech knee implant developer had lost 12.9% over the past month. This has lagged the Medical sector's loss of 3.77% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.05% in that time.

OCGN will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, OCGN is projected to report earnings of -$0.03 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 84.21%.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for OCGN. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 16.23% lower. OCGN is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 208, which puts it in the bottom 19% of all 250+ industries.

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