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Iron Mountain (IRM) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
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Iron Mountain (IRM - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $56.46, moving +0.7% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.61%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.45%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.05%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the real estate investment trust had gained 11.81% over the past month. This has outpaced the Finance sector's loss of 3.25% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.42% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Iron Mountain as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be April 28, 2022. On that day, Iron Mountain is projected to report earnings of $0.70 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 13.58%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.23 billion, up 13.55% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.08 per share and revenue of $5.17 billion, which would represent changes of +11.59% and +15.02%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Iron Mountain. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. 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.
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. Iron Mountain currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, Iron Mountain is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 18.18. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 15.1.
The REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 95, which puts it in the top 38% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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Iron Mountain (IRM) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
Iron Mountain (IRM - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $56.46, moving +0.7% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.61%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.45%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.05%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the real estate investment trust had gained 11.81% over the past month. This has outpaced the Finance sector's loss of 3.25% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.42% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Iron Mountain as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be April 28, 2022. On that day, Iron Mountain is projected to report earnings of $0.70 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 13.58%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.23 billion, up 13.55% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.08 per share and revenue of $5.17 billion, which would represent changes of +11.59% and +15.02%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Iron Mountain. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. 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.
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. Iron Mountain currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, Iron Mountain is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 18.18. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 15.1.
The REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 95, which puts it in the top 38% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.