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Amyris, Inc. (AMRS) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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Amyris, Inc. closed the most recent trading day at $4.23, moving +0.48% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.15%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.38%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.05%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 19.5% over the past month, lagging the Basic Materials sector's loss of 1.41% and the S&P 500's loss of 7.66% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from Amyris, Inc. as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Amyris, Inc. to post earnings of -$0.20 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 54.55%.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Amyris, Inc.These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. 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. 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. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Amyris, Inc. is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

The Chemical - Specialty industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 159, putting it in the bottom 38% of all 250+ industries.

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