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Skillz Inc. (SKLZ) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Skillz Inc. (SKLZ - Free Report) closed at $11.13 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.71% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.23%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had lost 1.23% over the past month. This has lagged the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 1.8% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.65% in that time.

SKLZ will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$0.61 per share and revenue of $390.23 million, which would represent changes of -48.78% and +69.58%, respectively, from the prior year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for SKLZ. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. SKLZ is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Gaming industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 175, which puts it in the bottom 32% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks. Com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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